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Do you actually think you will go through your battles unscathed?

Recently, I was wrestling with the idea that we continually have to struggle with our finances. Its not that we are poorly managing them, its that money that should be coming in, isn't. My mind wondered to other attorneys who I know are doing well, but are a bit lacking in character, wisdom and ethics. It's not that I want to be loaded, but I need to be able to feed my kids, preferably without filing bankruptcy. Then God… Continue

Moses had a calling, but he wound up killing a guy and tending sheep, for what I'm sure felt like a lifetime before he came into his calling.

Joseph had to go through rejection by his family, lies and imprisonment before he came into his calling.

Paul found out that he had his plan all wrong before he came into his calling.

I'm amazed that we think that we can get a Bible degree and graduate into our calling. So often God has to grow us into our calling. I've received… Continue

I have this image in the back of my mind. It's of my Sword of the Spirit. The image started coming to me as I prepared for court, but now, I see that it is there all the time. Knowing what it looks like and the fact that it is designed for me helps me to remember that the Spirit fashioned it just for me.

It's a longsword, spanning about four feet. It's not shiney, but actually “blued”

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For many years, I've thought the way to be a Godly man was to avoid all controversy and get along with as many people as possible for the Kingdom. While there is wisdom in trying to get along with others, I'm tired of allowing those who are opposed to the Kingdom to go unchallenged. Unfortunately, defending the Kingdom often finds its way into the political area. Oh well.

I'm not standing down. I'm not giving in to those that want to kill babies. I'm not going to give up ground on our f… Continue