Category Archives: Personal Growth

Keep pressing on! (See: Phil. 3:14)

Disciplined Drive

While in high school I had unusual drive to succeed in sports even if I was only average in the classroom. From one sport to the next, I was determined not only to make the team, but also make a … Continue reading

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Developing Drive

At 7:45pm August 8, 2011, Diana Nyad dove into the water off the shores of Cuba on her second attempt to swim the 103-miles to the United States. A marathon swim in the ocean would be a monumental challenge for … Continue reading

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Let’s Go!

It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top. – Henry Ward Beecher For those who are willing to climb with Him, Christ offers an intimacy that those who choose … Continue reading

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