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Drive By Relationship

Drive-By Relationships

The most influential factor affecting the quality of a relationship is the amount of time spent together. Once you are actually in the company of one with whom you enjoy relationship, the quality of the time you spend together becomes significant. Drive-by relationships involve people who meet up with each other, slow their schedules down enough to make a quick connection, then speed off again in their original direction of travel.

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snaffle bit on horse

Difference between Snaffle and Leveraged Bits – Take the quiz

Ask 100 people to explain to you what a snaffle bit is and you will get a whole bunch of wrong answers. In fact, the majority of answers may well be incorrect. Most people think that a snaffle bit is a snaffle bit because it has a broken mouthpiece. And that would be the wrong answer. Take the Quiz… see if you can tell which are snaffles and which are not.

Victory in Christ

Aspiring to fail like Jesus – Look past the status quo

If you measured the success of Jesus’ earthly ministry using a worldly yardstick it was a colossal failure. To some Jesus was just that guy from Nazareth, and you know, nothing good comes from Nazareth [John 1:46]. The folks with the power and opinions that “mattered” during His ministry were not impressed as much as they were annoyed. Efforts to upset the balance of power are never appreciated by those who presently wield it.

Humans are amazingly consistent when it comes to issues of ego, greed, and power. Horses, on the other hand, are amazingly consistent when it comes to matters of leadership and relationship. Our work to earn worthy leadership status with horses is a work of every day, not something that it is possible to master and retain. The only way to achieve success is to risk being a failure in the eyes of a world that elevates fifteen minutes of You-Tube fame over the life of an unborn child.

Gate to heaven

“The LORD will go before you” into 2013 – 7 Reflections of Faith

Faith is the hope of things unseen, of promises and blessings yet to happen. What better time to reflect on the simple truths and gifts bestowed on you by our Lord, dear brothers and sisters in Christ? Like most recent years, 2012 was full of human tragedy and personal trials for many, both saved and not. And yet — there is Good News!

Faith in the storm

Message of faith amid the storm – “Be anxious for nothing”

There is a gathering cloud of anxiety shrouding many in our nation today regardless of affiliation of either faith or politics. Levels of doubt, fear, and worry increase even as the enormity of Hurricane Sandy’s impact continues to spread. Coupled with catastrophic property damage, loss of life, loss of home and/or livelihood, and the presidential election on the horizon, even those who were without stress a few days ago are now experiencing dis-stress. What are we to do? To whom do we look for help?

Apples - Forbidden fruit

When Faith Collides with the World

The War of the worlds in the essence of Hebrews, Chapter 11. From the Garden until today, the war rages. Each Christian faces the question of whether the world is deviating from the path to glory or if the error is our own. Increasingly, Christians face charges of intolerance, extreme views, delusion, and even being dangerous, reminiscent of past eras.

Pawn Stars on History Channel

Pawn Stars, Wild Horses, and Counterfeit Christians

The History Channel’s reality show Pawn Stars offers insight into the problem of riding wild mustangs and the pitfall of counterfeit Christianity. How can we know if the object of our faith is real or fake?

Lynn and Bo

3 Things God Wants From You – Lessons from Horses

Do you wonder what God expects from you? Do you pray for guidance? Are you unsure of what God wants you to do? The answers can be found in our relationship with horses. God wants the same 3 things from me that I want from my horse.

Boldness by Faith

Faith – Blessed are the Meek, not the Pathetic

Faith is not wimpy. Faith is not feeble. Faith is not miserable. Faith is not pathetic. “Meek” and “pathetic” are not the same. How can one be humble yet bold?