Entries by Bruce Gust

Make It Sing | Part III

Welcome to “Make it Sing | Part III!” In Part I we looked at how applying God’s take on any given issue is going to translate to the best possible outcome regardless of what the situation or issue may be. Using the illustration of the way an engine is sometimes described as “running like a […]

Make It Sing | Part II

This is Part II of “Make It Sing,” a series about how to make your relationship with your sweetheart all that God designed it to be. When an engine is running perfectly, you’ll hear it described as something that’s “running like a song.” We’re using that illustration to emphasize how you don’t want your relationship […]

Make it Sing | Part IV

The Bible is Your Best Resource Welcome to Part IV of “Make It Sing!” Where in Part III we were in the “Men’s Department,” in Part IV we are in the “Ladies Section.” If you’ve read Part I, you know we’re talking about relationships and how you don’t want to just “make it work,” rather, […]

Make it Sing | Part I

I’m not sure where I first heard the expression, “…runs like a song,” but perhaps I heard it from my Dad who worked a lot on engines. When a motor was running in a way that was smooth and seamless, he would use phrases like, “Purrs like a kitten,” or “It runs like a song.” […]

What vs Why

Years ago, a friend of mine captured what to me resonated as the best way to respond to a challenge. You’re in a spot where circumstances have you looking at God and wondering… …why? And it’s often in the context of asking, “Why?” that you rush to relieve the pain and put in place those […]

Hilton, New York

To help ensure that every memory and feature of the the epic “father-son” trip to Rochester, NY can be enjoyed in its proper context and not a single moment is wasted, here’s an online “guide” that will provide an internary as well as some links that will guarantee a truly amazing “walk down memory lane.” […]

A Letter to my Son

August Gust and Family Carter, your last name is, “Gust.” It’s not a very common name, although it is a derivative of Caesar Agustus, who was obviously a prominent figure in history. But while that is interesting, the real prize is knowing a little bit about your family – where they came from and what […]

Twenty Five Inconvenient Realities

The Separation of Church and State is a phrase often used by people who want to insist that Christianity had no real role in our nation’s founding – certainly nothing that had any significant influence on those that articulated our cause, created our Constitution and fought the battles that culminated in the surrender of Great […]

The Finish Line

Finishing strong is often advocated as a solid approach to any endeavor. You want to do it right and end in a way that serves as a solid exclamation point to whatever “statement” you just made, be it a physical task, an academic standard, a work related goal or even a benchmark where a particular […]

Peace

Peace is something that you don’t always think about until you’re having to function without it. It’s like a random muscle that you’re not even aware until you pull it. Now it hurts in ways that you can’t ignore and it taxes your concentration sometimes to the point where it’s hard to think about anything […]