Holiday Detente: It’s What’s For Dinner
Feel a dread washing over you like it’s tax day? You’re juggling challenging and differing approaches to COVID. Yes, murky election results and reactions further stir the pot. It’s enough to churn your stomach, but take heart. Here’s an ingredient-free recipe for you. Holiday Detente: It’s What’s For Dinner. Yep, my good old fashioned recipe for a smooth, drama-free holiday meal requires setting an intention. If hosts and hostesses identify a list of safety topics, and a few hot topics to avoid, a greater outcome may result. And if you employ a few distraction topics, that can help, too. Restraint and tact are key to this endeavor. “In diplomacy, you…
Honest to God
As humans, we are flawed and dishonest by nature. Only through God’s grace can we be saved from our lies.
The First Class Journey of Prayer
Global adventures rest on ice these days. Travelers? Grounded. Rows of planes gather dust in parking lots around the world. Your stick and bandana along with your suitcases are also sidelined. But there is one absolutely amazing adventure you can still embark on from your armchair. The first class journey of prayer takes you to a bucket list destination. It awaits every Christian. You’ve no doubt heard – or may yourself have uttered- that familiar phrase all we can do is pray. Journey of Prayer As A First Resort In fact, a lot of people are saying that right now. Money in their pockets says “In God We Trust” but…
God’s Perfect Timing
Our Creator always knows what we need and what is best for us, even when we don’t.
Finding Clarity in the Chaos
Does the world look like a jumbled mess to you? Discover why the most godly game plan is the one centered on God’s truth and promises and not circumstances.
Fall Back To Spring Forward: Let Go And Let God
Our “fall back” schedule begins November 1. But you may be feeling like we couldn’t fall back any more than we already have. Backlogged travel plans, furloughed jobs, along with canceled parties and family celebrations, are all taking their toll. But behind it all is a silver lining. Fall back to spring forward. Let Go and Let God. It can make all the difference in accelerating your goals in a time of substantial stagnation.
Reversing Stagnation
Feeling stuck is a common dilemma in our lives in these lock down times. Find out how to get your game plan and your spirits moving forward on the path God has in mind for you.
Defeating Perfectionism
Attempting to achieve perfection is impossible, exhausting and a waste of precious energy. Learn why the God powered pursuit of holiness through sanctification is a far more superior game plan.
A Look at Grief
Existence this side of eternity is peppered with painful losses. Thankfully, our Comforter and Healer stands at the ready when your heart feels broken in two.
The Great Gain of Godly Contentment
My friend Claire loves to proclaim she’s “fully satisfied” after a hearty meal. What a contrast to today’s rants from the disgruntled masses. As Christians, choosing to gravitate to the great gain of godly contentment brings us closer to winning the race marked out for us. And after all, isn’t that why we’re all here? How elusive is contentment, you may wonder? Siri defines it as a state of satisfaction or happiness. But the Greek definition goes a little deeper. That meaning refers to a habit or a permanent state of mind. It encompasses something more inward and peaceful. That’s in sharp contrast to the satisfaction that comes from an…
