Tag Archives: spiritual discipline

Since I have been a musician all of my life I know the meaning of the word “practice.” It involves daily discipline, setting aside time each day to focus on skills with the end result of improving one’s artistry. When I first started playing the trumpet at 10 years of ...

Recently I have been reading from the Book of Philippians in the New Testament. What caught my attention were the number of passages that give insight for living a life of spiritual maturity. Following are eight sections of scripture that stand out, and that provide good content for study and ...

What areas do you need to be more disciplined in? Exercise, eating right, your thoughts, finances, or perhaps reading the Bible and praying …   Discipline requires practice and repetition. It is not wise to believe that you can get disciplined in an area of your life in a few ...

The Creator designed us for abundant, joyous life.  Confusion over freedom often obscures that design.  In the name of freedom, we wander onto paths that rob our joy and destroy lives. We cannot have harmony in our spirit, soul and body in the midst of chaos. Christ set us free ...

The school day starts at 4 a.m. for high school dropouts in Los Alamitos, California. It’s referred to as the “Shark Attack.” The Youth ChalleNGe Academy is one of 35 such schools in 29 states run by the United States National Guard. To date over 120,000 teens between 16-18, both ...