by Steve S. | Jan 7, 2021 | God's purpose
Living in purpose and living on purpose (living intentionally) is something practiced in the present moment. Far too much of our attention is spent in the past or in the future. 100% of our actions, however, are practiced in the present moment. Traveling through a...
by Steve S. | May 13, 2010 | God's purpose, success
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart …†(Jeremiah 1:5) I missed sending out a ‘Purpose Weekly’ letter last week. Elaine and I went away for four days so I could write … ironic, isn’t it? There’s a book...
by Steve S. | Apr 13, 2010 | God's purpose, Heaven, suffering, Thriving in Tough Times
Last week I told you about my friend Roger and that Roger’s son, Eric, died as child, unexpectedly. That was twenty-five years ago; Roger hasn’t ‘gotten over it’ but he has learned to live with it. The promise that has allowed him to come to...
by Steve S. | Feb 15, 2010 | faith, God's purpose, Israel, Site News, Trust
“The vision is always a fact. It is the reality that is often a fraud.†(G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy) I’ve been to Israel a half dozen times in the last few years. You’d think it would get old after so many visits … it doesn’t. There’s something about...
by Steve S. | Nov 13, 2009 | faith, God's purpose, love, money
“In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed.†(Exodus 15:13) I once heard a story about two young men who made a goal of riding through the Sahara Desert on motorcycles. There aren’t a lot of street signs in the Sahara and this was long...
by Steve S. | Oct 11, 2009 | Courage, faith, Fear, God's purpose
By Jenny Lou Jones During my elementary years, I walked home after school.  Well, it was more like I lollygagged and meandered, especially down the big hill that ended at my house. That last perilous slope was littered with cracks in the sidewalk that I had to...
