akdugger's blog

We often talk about having success in life. Everyone seems to have their own idea of exactly what success means. Certainly there are several different aspects and areas of life that need to be considered. An incomplete list of those areas is: spiritual, family, health, vocation, friends/relationships, and financial.
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With the economy in the shape it’s in and the unemployment rate continuing to hover near double digits, it is officially time to begin being creative. What should a person do if they do not have a job or if their current job doesn’t provide adequately for them and their family and if it doesn’t bring true satisfaction to them? The key is two fold.read more »

Most of us stay so busy in our day to day life that we lose sight of who we are and what we are to be about. Do you know who you really are? Do you find yourself asking questions about your purpose? If you are like the vast majority of people you are so consumed with today that you rarely, if ever, take the needed time to assess the bigger life questions and really discover why you are here.

The primary purpose for your existence is to know and love God.

Each of us understands the importance of water. As human beings we need water to survive. Almost everything around us needs water. The trees need water. The grass needs water. Obviously fish need water. Although most of you reading this usually have plenty of good water available to you, in third world countries there is a drastic need for clean drinking water.

April 9, 2010 was the public beginning of a great blessing. It is not often that you can say a movie is used to change lives. Well, movies may often change lives but not in the right way. Many would argue that movies have been used to encourage foul language, sexual immorality, addiction to alcohol and other drugs, as well as many other vices. For every movie that makes it to the big screen with positive attributes there may be hundreds or thousands with the negative.read more »

Some things are important in life and some things really aren't. For example, does it really matter if you missed your favorite television show last week? If you are like me and you enjoy the television show 24, you may think it matters if you missed it, but in the big scope of things it doesn't.

Who won the Super Bowl five years ago? Who won the World Series seven years ago? Who won the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2003? Who won the NASCAR championship in 2006?