As life begins to shift and we look to what our post COVID lives will look like, I challenge you to be intentional about what you let back into your routine. Instead of automatically returning to all the things you’ve always done, create a life of meaning and purpose. You may be surprised by how…
There is a saying that when we can’t hear God’s voice during the trials in our lives, we are to remember that the teacher is always quiet during the test. Many people are feeling that God is being especially quiet during these times of sickness, death, uncertainty, and now upheaval. If this is a test,…
Have you ever had one of those moments when you are heavily invested in a project and you realize you’re seriously in over your head? You know, one of the times like you decide to paint a wall, but then realize the new color doesn’t match the carpeting, so you decide to take the plunge…
Do you ever think about what people in your life will remember you by when you are gone? Or more importantly, do you wonder if their lives are better for having known you? I have considered this at various times throughout my life, but seem to more in this time where it feels it feels…
These are troubling times. The world is in upheaval. It’s a time of uncertainty and fear and just not knowing what’s next. It’s also a time to realize that as much as we like to think we are, we aren’t in control. God is. I believe that it’s a time where we can really plug…
It’s an unprecedented time with schools, conferences, governments, sporting events, and virtually any public gathering all being canceled across the globe. The COVID-19 is wreaking havoc in all aspects of our lives. We all know these precautionary measures aren’t life-threatening in and of themselves, but we’ve heard reports of how badly other countries have been…
Do you practice the act of giving up something for the season of Lent? In a study conducted by Lifeway Research, they discovered that three-quarters of American’s do not observe Lent at all. I was initially surprised and later not surprised at all by that. In this post, It’s Not About the Chocolate, I want to…
They say you can’t go back to the past. That once you’ve moved on, you should never look back. I get it. Even though I have never been one to long for those days gone by, I do get nostalgic about some memories. But it can be a slippery slope, can’t it? There are the…
We are an impatient society. We want what we want and we want it now, right? So it can be so frustrating when we ask God for something that we really want. Not a new car or something frivolous, but something that’s really important. Maybe it’s a healing of some sort. Or in the case…
Are you living your faith? That’s a tough question, I know. Truly, what does it even mean to live your faith? There are so many ways we can approach the answer to that, but for now, I want to focus on two primary ways to measure it. Are you at peace with your life? And…