Finding God's Will - Part 1 Many people wonder if they can know God’s will for certain. But before we can answer that, the first question we should ask is, Do we really want to know it? Searching for God’s will can feel like a reluctant game of hide and seek as...
What calling has God placed on your life? It might be to serve in a ministry in your church or start a new ministry in your community. Maybe it’s to teach your children about Christ. Perhaps it’s to write or speak. How do you support this calling on your life? How do...
Memory, Memorials, and Remembering Who are you without your memory? Or without the memory others have of you? Memory is a mysterious ability. It provides context. History. Connections with family and friends. Yet, memory is one of those abilities we rarely...
6 Responses to Trouble Life’s not fair! Any doubts about this truth are quickly dispelled by our own experiences. There’s no denying life is becoming more difficult with each passing year. Inflation is destroying buying power. Politics is destroying...
Getting Rid of STUFF Getting Rid of STUFF I’ve been preparing for a move for the past 12 months after 25 years in the same home. And by preparation, I mean getting rid of stuff. I sold stuff. I gave away stuff. And I tossed more stuff. All that...
That’s a Balanced Life! I was recently confronted by a powerful quote: “Imagine reading a book with no way to turn back the page. How carefully would you read that book? That’s life.” I’ve been thinking about this observation for more than a week. Sure, I could...
It’s Personal! Has anyone ever let you down? And if you said something about it, did they dismiss your concern with a comment to the effect of, “Hey, nothing personal. That’s just the way it is.” That comment has always bothered me. The way we interact with each other...
How Would You Describe Peace? Peace is becoming more and more scarce these days. And we probably shouldn’t be surprised, since Jesus warned us that in the end times, “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things...
Our Resurrection Receipt When you make a large purchase (think expensive jewelry, car or motorcycle, furniture, etc.), what happens after you hand the salesperson your payment? Besides the product you purchased, what else do they hand you? They hand you a...
Are you a Phubber? Have You Been Seduced into Phubbing? When was the last time you phubbed? Phubbing is occurring all around us, and it’s easy to get caught up in a practice we once thought we would never succumb to. The word phubbing was formed by the...
Finding God's Will - Part 1 Many people wonder if they can know God’s will for certain. But before we can...
What calling has God placed on your life? It might be to serve in a ministry in your church or start a new ministry in...
Memory, Memorials, and Remembering Who are you without your memory? Or without the memory others have of you?...