The Best Life

I read this story once…a number of years ago, in Europe, there was a terrible accident, and forty men were trapped in a coal mine, where they suffocated to death. Their devastated families gathered at the entrance to the mine, and the spiritual leader of the community came to address the crowd. He hoped to [...]

People who possess a spirit of excellence are people who travel the second mile; they are the people who put in that extra effort and expect nothing from it.
There’s a traffic jam on the freeway of the extra mile because the average exit after the first mile and only a few cars travel extra mile.
In [...]

People who possess a spirit of excellence see the big picture without neglecting the small details.
A small leak can sink a big ship.
The mentality of “it’s good enough” is settling for average. Don’t settle for average.
When Michael Angelo was painting a hidden part of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome – a part [...]

People notice those who go beyond average.  In Daniel chapter five we read the amazing wartime story of Daniel’s elevation above all of Babylon.
Daniel’s reputation had preceded him.  The following chapter reveals that the governors could not find fault with Daniel, as he had distinguished himself above all Babylon. Good news travels fast in the [...]

From the previous post.
First, value excellence. When you value something you put a worth on it.  Jesus said your heart is where your treasure is.  He was highlighting how we spend our resource on things we value.
If you value excellence, give your absolute best to everything you do.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 begins, “Whatever your hand finds to [...]

This week spoke to my interns at SURFCiTY College about excellence – they requested I post the notes on this bog, so here’s the first part.
Psalm 8:1
The name of a person in the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, denotes their personality or character.
Psalm 8:1 tells us that God is an excellent God and everything He [...]

IT’S SO EASY to slip into thinking that we should seek to do well in life because it improves our lifestyle.  While that is true, there is a more profound reason for us to seek to do well in all areas of our life.  It makes God happy.
Psalm 35:27 says, “Let them shout for joy [...]

According to statistics, 70% of all decisions we make will be wrong.  More important than the mistake itself is the way in which we respond when things go wrong.
Mistakes don’t equal failure, if you learn how to benefit from them and remain positive in the face of adversity.
Here are four things to remember in the [...]

Joshua chapters three and four.
Take a look at what God instructed the people to do, what will unfold are keys to overcoming obstacles that could prevent you from crossing over to your promised land.
1. THE PRESENCE OF GOD WILL MAKE A WAY

As long as you stay on the riverbank – on the side of the [...]

I love what John Maxwell says in his new book Put Your Dream to the Test; “The size of your dream determines the size of people who will be attracted to it.  If you have a very big dream, you have even greater potential for good people to help you.  What you need to do [...]