On Ted Williams

Our hearts were warmed by the story of Ted Williams. We love stories of redemption, stories of the prodigal or the fallen making a comeback. It speaks to many values in our lives as well as the hope we all carry of better things. I am sincerely happy and hopeful for Ted, and I love his dynamic, God given voice.

However -

This great story reveals a major flaw in our cultural thinking. While we love someone who rises from the depths of despair, we often forget those that have stayed on the path. There are other talented voices who were easily overlooked by Kraft, the Cavs and The Today Show, while a star rose from the ashes of failure and caught the national spotlight. Others trained in voice-overs are struggling to rise through hard work and hustle, were bypassed because they were on the normal, regular, non-dramatic road.

Ted's story is good because of a bad thing, failure. His decision to use addictive substances was a mistake from which most people do not recover. While we celebrate his escape or success, the grim truth is, it didn't have to go this way. But if it hadn't would we have noticed him?

I'd encourage every go-getter and hard worker, forgotten or disregarded, to stay on the path and keep working it out. Persistence, discipline and patience are winning combinations even if they don't make the Today Show.

Hope Up!

A New Mind for this New Time

Happy New Year and may God bless you with progress and prosperity.

There's just a wonderful feeling in the air when the first of January rolls in. Newness awakens anticipation and determination to be better and do better. Revelations, resignations and resolutions are had and made now more than at any other time of the year. It's almost like we don't want to spoil the New Year Baby with our old faulty behavior. That's good.

Let me offer some help. The newness of this time will not matter without a newness of mind. Thankfully the same God who makes the times new, can make your mind new. Transformation is God's thing. He renews, regenerates, restores, redeems and brings to repentance. And he does it through His Word.

"Be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind... (Rom. 12:2)"
"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (Ps. 51:10)."
"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you (Is. 26:3)."

This new year will become old real fast if your old mind gets a hold of it. Put the big golden hat down, put the horn away, open up God's Word and let Him do His thing with your mind.

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