Ohio State tops Washington 28-23 in Urban Meyer’s Rose Bowl finale
January 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Urban Meyer says he decided to end his remarkable coaching career at Ohio State partly because of the stress inherent in this high-intensity job.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
5 things to know about the Eagles, the Bears’ first playoff opponent
January 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The Bears will take on the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles in an NFC playoff game at 3:40 p.m. Sunday at Soldier Field. Here are five things to know about the Eagles as the Bears prepare for their first postseason game in eight years.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Pastor Rick Warren: Faith Helps You Focus Your Goals
January 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Faith Helps You Focus Your Goals
By Rick Warren
“God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!” (Ephesians 3:20 The Message).
- You need to set goals because it is a spiritual responsibility.
If you don’t have goals for your life, you have already decided to let other people run your life. When you don’t decide in advance what’s important, you’re letting other people decide. You end up wasting your life, because you haven’t clarified how you want to grow as a follower of Christ.
The Bible says that to be spiritually mature, you have to set your goals and move toward them as you keep your eyes focused on them.
“I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize . . . I run toward the goal, so that I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize that God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done. All of us who are mature should think in this same way” (Philippians 3:12, 14-15 CEV).
- You need to set goals because they are statements of faith.
If you’re a believer in Jesus Christ and you set a goal, you’re saying, “I believe that God wants me to accomplish this by this time. This is what I believe God is going to do in my life.”
Goals aren’t just a statement of faith. They stretch your faith. The bigger your goal, the more your faith will be stretched. And that pleases God.
Ephesians 3:20 says, “God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!” (The Message).
- You need to set goals because they focus your energy.
Focus is the key to an effective life. If you spread your energy out and diffuse it over a whole bunch of things, you’ll make no impact at all. But if you focus your life, it’s going to be powerful, and it will change the world.
You don’t have time to do everything. But here’s the good news: God doesn’t expect you to do everything! The key to being effective in life as a follower of Jesus is to do what matters most and forget everything else. Goals help you maintain that kind of focus.
“I do not run without a goal. I fight like a boxer who is hitting something—not just the air” (1 Corinthians 9:26 NCV).
Democrats need to stop playing games with America’s safety and fund border security now
January 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
We need to secure our border. There have been many words spoken about the funding fight to do this, but consider these: “The bill before us would certainly do some good. It would authorize some badly needed funding for better fences and better security along our borders that should help stem some of the tide of illegal immigration in this country.”
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
Commentary: Elizabeth Warren jumps in first
January 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a fiery populist on the left, announced she is forming an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential run.
Here’s a link to the editorial at the Chicago Tribune.
More than 250 Illinois laws take effect Jan. 1. Here’s what you need to know.
January 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Some take on serious issues such as the safety of children, sexual harassment or synthetic marijuana that led to multiple deaths in 2018. Another abolishes a task force on farmers markets that hasn’t met in two years.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Republican lawmaker wants to see more party leadership
January 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
A recently-retired Republican lawmaker is searching for leadership inside his party.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
Illinois to see longer waiting period for guns, new order of protection in 2019
January 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Among Illinois’ 250 or so new laws for 2019 are a pair of hotly debated new gun laws.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
Blues continue surge with win over Sabres
December 28, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The Blues’ game with the Sabres on Thursday had some of the elements you might find in your standard issue holiday movie. There was the homecoming of Carter Hutton, the former Blues goalie who became much loved in his brief time in St. Louis who is now the No. 1 keeper for the Sabres.
Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
