What Part Do Our Past Experiences Play In Our Faith?

by The Howitzer December 15, 2009

by The Howitzer You don’t have to read the writings of the Apostle Peter for very long before realizing that he was deeply impacted by the transfiguration. You know the story: Jesus took Peter, James and John up on the mountain and He was changed before their eyes (Mark 9:2-13). He began to illuminate and [...]

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What is Going On In The Unseen Spiritual World?

by The Howitzer December 11, 2009

by The Howitzer Sometimes I wish that we could peel back the curtain of life and see the spiritual reality that the Bible describes. We live in a very physical, tangible, see-it, taste-it, touch-it, and feel-it world. But our existence whether we recognize it or not is back draped by an intangible spiritual side as [...]

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Do You Have What It Takes To Live Well!

by The Howitzer December 5, 2009

by The Howitzer One of the secret anxieties of many men is a nagging question that sometimes never gets answered. The question is simple yet profound: DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? Do I have what it takes to be the leader in my family? Do I have what it takes to be an indispensable [...]

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How to Use Your Giftedness

by The Howitzer November 27, 2009

by The Howitzer “You’re not as bad as everybody says, I think you’re getting better.” I wasn’t sure exactly how to respond to my latest compliment. I think my evaluator’s heart was good but her choice of words left a little to be desired. Actually, a lot to be desired. Fortunately, my ego wasn’t that [...]

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Balance

by Greg Primm November 25, 2009

By Greg Primm I was 21 years old on my final interview with one of the largest accounting firms in the country.  It was a top job for someone coming out of my school’s accounting program.  After lunch with a group of young staff members who were just a year or two out of school [...]

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How to Overcome Your Anger

by The Howitzer November 14, 2009

by The Howitzer I’m not ready to make nice/I’m not ready to back down/I’m still mad as hell and I don’t have time to go round and round and round/It’s too late to make it right/I probably wouldn’t if I could/’Cause I’m mad as hell/Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should- [...]

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Ego: It’s Not Worth It!

by treysmith November 11, 2009

By Trey Smith If there is one thing I know about us “guys” it’s that we are guided by ego more than we like to admit and probably more than we are even aware of. As I ponder that statement it strikes me as somewhat peculiar because for those of us who have even a [...]

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Are Things Going to Get Better?

by The Howitzer November 8, 2009

By The Howitzer Things are going to get better, aren’t they? My finances are going to stabilize, right? My job is going to become more satisfying? My kids are going to stay out of trouble and reach their potential? My wife is going continue to love me, right? The politicians are finally going to get [...]

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Are You Breaking a Sweat Against Sin?

by The Howitzer October 31, 2009

by The Howitzer One of the most grueling races that I have ever participated in was the 400-meter. Back in the day it was called the 440-yard dash, which made it sound even longer. In my prime, I ran a respectable quarter and hated every minute of it. Actually, every 54.5 seconds of it. Once [...]

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Kindness is NOT Just for Little Girls

by The Howitzer October 21, 2009

by The Howitzer When we lived in Little Rock, we had some good friends that truly impacted our thinking related to what we should teach our children to become. We did not have children at the time but loved to hang around couples that did. They had a little girl who was probably 4 or [...]

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