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Growth
You can’t hit a homer without swinging the bat! We’ll always have a better chance of succeeding if we try than if we don’t. This seems so obvious once we state it or see it in writing! Yet, as a… Continue Reading →
Have you ever wondered what you’re responsible for? At work, at home, at school, in any group or organization we’re part of, everyone has a part. Even a newborn baby has a responsibility—to make their needs known. In case their… Continue Reading →
Have you ever heard the expression “fake it ‘til you make it”? Don’t try that if you want it to be real! Contrary to popular belief, “fake it ‘til you make it” doesn’t work, at least not for very long,… Continue Reading →
“When you focus on what you lack, you lose what you have.” Greg McKeown Why? Does all the good stuff go away? No, but if we don’t see it, it’s as though we didn’t have it. We’ve all heard stories of people… Continue Reading →
All of us can think of a time when we considered intentionally trying something new and/or changing something in our lives. Some of us find this exciting, or at least not too difficult to do and look forward to. Others… Continue Reading →
This past week, as I was teaching our Adult Sunday School group, we got into a discussion of what it means to: “…give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thes. 5:18)… Continue Reading →
At the risk of oversimplifying, overcoming bad habits is a whim away (..a whim away…a whim away…). For real—not just a song! When we automatically respond in harmful anger, turn to substance abuse, binge-watch, grab comfort food, etc., these all… Continue Reading →
After my accident and injury a couple of months ago, many people told me, “You need to rehome your dog. He’s too big. It’s dangerous for you to keep him. Look what happened. How do you know that won’t happen… Continue Reading →
In Exod. 3:2-6, we read how the Lord appeared to Moses in a burning bush that wasn’t consumed. “And Moses said, ’I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.’ 4 When the Lord saw that he turned… Continue Reading →
Have you ever thought you’ve been healed of something physically, spiritually, or emotionally, only to discover you really hadn’t? Something calls your attention to the wound you thought was gone but apparently still exists. If you’re like me, that probably… Continue Reading →
Have you ever found yourself in someone else’s shadow? Perhaps you’re following behind a great leader or celebrity—your dad, mom, older sibling, senior executive, anyone you’re close enough to for them to cast their shadow over you. Advantages of this… Continue Reading →
The world system tells us that we must have the latest and greatest product to experience contentment. This may lead us on a mythical quest to buy a bigger house, a new car, and the have the latest technology. The… Continue Reading →
Advertisements for “new and improved” have abounded for as long as we can remember, and likely for as long as our ancestors could remember. (We can imagine marketers proclaiming to parents that in order for their children to keep up… Continue Reading →
Or, if we do fall, call for help right away! That’s what I did when I suddenly found myself on the floor of my living room, my leg/hip in excruciating pain, having just fallen from the fourth stair up. That… Continue Reading →
“Be still…” – Ps. 46:10– In other words– “CEASE STRIVING!” ~Yes, it’s less than a week before Christmas. ~Yes, there’s Christmas cards to write and send, parties to plan and go to, choir rehearsals, last minute house-cleaning and decoration, helping… Continue Reading →
