Life’s Real Journey Blog

The verse highlighted in this post is from Section II of our Investing Challenge.  “May the Words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight. O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14)  Suppose you and I inherited a rare gift....

Yesterday we ended with the question: "So, if keeping God’s commandments doesn’t mean biting the bullet and doing it whatever the cost, then what does it mean?" Here's your answer: (Click here if you missed Part I.) The Greek word for “keep” is Tereo, and means “to...

The verse highlighted in this post is from Section II of our Investing Challenge. “…and I will declare thy greatness.” ~ Psalm 145:6b As we continue learning about investing in the kingdom of God, I believe one of the most sobering responsibilities is the aspect we...

What would happen if you were to drop a delicate piece of china onto a cement floor eighteen feet below? “This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.” -...

The verse highlighted in this article is from Section II of our Investing Challenge.   “And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.” ~Titus 3:14 This verse links two key scriptural concepts, good works and...

The verse highlighted in this article is from Section II of our Investing Challenge. "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." ~Hebrews 13:15 What we do out of love for Christ...

The verse highlighted in this article is from Section II of our Investing Challenge. “My Voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up” Psalm 5:3 Over three hundred orphans and staff all sat at the...

The verse highlighted in this article is from Section II of our Investing Challenge. “Oh come let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.” Psalm 95:6 “Prayer is not preparation for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.” – Oswald...

This post is part of Section II in our Investing Challenge.  It was a brisk but gorgeous morning at Duck Point in the Northwoods. I pled with the Lord to give me wisdom on how to share memorable lessons from God’s Word as we had our morning devotions together. My team...

So far, we've heard some very powerful truths about investing and giving in the first Section of our Investing Challenge.  The concept that I am considered a rich person (and therefore am held accountable as one) and struggle with the issues of the rich hit me pretty...