Mighty In Spirit

2x Master’s Champion In 1985, Bernhard Langer was the No.1 golfer in the world, after winning seven tournaments on five continents, including the U.S. Masters. In 1993, he regained the Masters title with an impressive four stroke victory. With a total of forty wins, he ranks second in career wins on the European Tour. He has also shown great durability, finishing in a tie for fifth at The Open Championship the month before his forty-eighth birthday. But there’s more to the German pro than golf. In this audio recording and transcript, Bernhard tells you his life story and what satisfies him more than winning any golf championship. Bernhard Langer has been married to his American wife Vikki Carol since 1984. They have four children: Jackie, Stefan, Christina, and Jason. They maintain homes in Langer’s birthplace of Anhausen, Germany and in Boca Raton, Florida. Bernhard wrote his autobiography While The Iron Is Hot in 1988. Read Bernhard Langer’s Life Story (transcribed)

A diving accident in 1967 left Joni Eareckson Tada a quadriplegic in a wheelchair. Today, she is an internationally known mouth artist, a talented vocalist, a radio host, an author of 17 books and an advocate for disabled persons worldwide. In this audio story, you’ll meet Joni and hear how she struggled to accept God’s design in her paralysis. Joni and Friends International Disability Center , an organization accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community throughout the world. The center’s programs include:  ” Joni and Friends, ” a daily five minute radio program that reaches over one million listeners a week Family retreats for hundreds of special need families across the United States Wheels for the World has provided 34,000 refurbished wheelchairs to needy disabled individuals in developing naitons Joni and Friends’ Field Services provide training and resources to promote church ministry to those affected by disability and thos...

Shadows are always there. The shadow of pain is like your shadow. Sometimes it is small and hard to find and then at other times it is a giant as tall as a tree. It is a constant companion that accompanies you. If you go fast it is just as fast. If you go slow it is slow. When you stop it stops. It matches you. When you are in the deepest valley your shadow is there. When at the heights of the highest mountain it is there also. I never thought that the pain would shadow you. I would expect the pain would be there when I am low and downcast. I would expect it on birthdays, holidays, and death days. But not on the good days. The happy days. The fun days. The shadow is always there. I remember when I first realized my shadow was always there. It was a revelation really. It was more than two years after James. I was teaching. This would almost seem insignificant except for the profound revelation that was revealed in this small event in time. The soccer team was goi...

The Bible is a 'David and Goliath' book. It's filled with stories of ordinary people whose faith overcame great obstacles and impacted the world around them. That's why John the Apostle writes: "Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith" ( 1 John 5:4 ). If you haven't heard of Irwin Rosenberg, here's his he was discharged from the Navy when he was diagnosed with cancer. That was the standard military procedure at the time. But he was determined to get back both his health and his job. At one point he was given only two weeks to live. But with faith and dogged determination he battled his cancer and eventually brought it under control. Irwin then focused his attention on becoming a naval officer again. But he discovered that navy regulations forbade reinstatement of a person discharged with cancer. Everyone around him said, "Give up. It can't be done. It would take an >A...

I can't find words to describe my feelings today. We're facing financial problem and i really don't know how to handle it this time. I was worrying too much until i found this article from The Vine. This made me realize that God is up there and that He promised to lift my spirit and help me carry my burden. Here's the story: One day a lady said to her chronic worrier friend, "Do you realise that 80% of the things you worry about never happen?" "See," her friend replied, "worry works!" Seriously, Jesus said, "Don't get worked up about what may… happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever… come[s] up" (Matthew 6:34 TM). Worry doesn't rid tomorrow of its sorrows, it just robs today of its joy. Plus when you make a mountain out of a molehill you end up having to climb it. A salesman who usually drove an old car and wore outdated clothes turned up at his office one day in a designer suit, driving a BMW. "What h...