When looking or interviewing for a job, we check out the benefits. Health insurance coverage? Company car? Free smart-phone and service? Free training programs? Non-contributory retirement funding? All-expense-paid yearly vacations to exotic places? (that last one may be over the… Continue Reading →
In the previous post, we looked at how miscommunication can wreck our relationships. Here, we’re going to consider how to reverse the downward spiral of offense and disengagement by restoring (or establishing) accurate and positive-outcome communication: First, begin with mutual… Continue Reading →
“Ka-buck, ka-buck, ka-buck…”, our car complained and lurched as my husband tried to accelerate and couldn’t. “Hey, I’ve got my foot to the floor on the accelerator and it won’t speed up!”, he exclaimed. “Maybe it’s just cold. It’s freezing… Continue Reading →
Have you ever heard the expression, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you”? Or, “Ignorance is bliss”? Whoever says that is either unaware of, or choosing to ignore, hidden destructive elements in life. Take carbon monoxide gas, for example—we can’t… Continue Reading →
A few days ago I made a “scientific” discovery: The rate of change and/or forward movement is directly related to the level of motivation. While this may not qualify as a law of physics, it does apply to human and… Continue Reading →
…quipped a sweet girl in our youth group. “Danielle, that’s great! True wisdom! Is it okay to quote you on this?” We had just returned from a heap of fun, perspiration-producing outdoor activities that had left an odorous legacy on… Continue Reading →
Not Just Horsing Around During retreat, our youth group, along with a few guides, went horseback riding on a trail, in a line, where I noticed some things that make good horse-sense for life: First, the horse encounters temptation on… Continue Reading →
A few days ago, Tom and I and a young assistant led a group of 15 youth from our church at a weekend youth retreat. We joined about a hundred other youth, their leaders, and staff at a nearby camp… Continue Reading →
Few monarchies remain in the world, yet royalty never fails to intrigue us. Fairy tales, books, movies, modern media news on royal family members, feed our fascination and create dreams in the hearts of children and adults alike. What if… Continue Reading →
“But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with… Continue Reading →
I just read this on the back of our beach chair yesterday, and thought of the spiritual implications of this slogan. Also, that although we’ve owned that chair for over a year now, this was the first time I’d noticed… Continue Reading →
“Man, this trip would be a whole lot easier without so many rocks!”, quipped one member of our raft. To which I replied, “Yeah, but then it wouldn’t be as fun. We need the rocks to make it interesting!” Our… Continue Reading →
“…Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress…” – Ps.107 For most of our walk, our 45lb. puppy, Trooper, had been calm, just chillin’ with his human “mom”—that is, until he… Continue Reading →
I recently learned a new phrase from my daughter in law—“Teamwork makes the dream work.” She mainly uses it with our 3 year old grandson who wants to do just about everything by himself J Except, for many things,… Continue Reading →
“What are these people’s stories? How did they end up here?”, I wondered, when I first met some of the residents at a homeless shelter a group of us volunteered at last week. Some of them fit the stereotype—“grungy”, downtrodden-looking,… Continue Reading →
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