Have you ever walked away from a job, situation, challenge, relationship, marriage, or friendship and later realized you made a serious mistake. What you thought you wanted wasn’t really what you were searching for, and now the door is closed, there’s no going back. It hurts; and... Read More →
LISTEN TO THE MUSIC • The Sound of Silence – 3/24/24 How many times have you prayed, and it seemed as though God wasn’t listening? Maybe you waited and waited, asked friends to pray for you and with you, and yet God was silent, unresponsive. We love to hear about God’s... Read More →
People over the age of 90 were asked, “What changes would you make if you could live life over again?” The survey’s top response was, “Take more risks.” You don’t have to be 90 to look back and wish you had taken the risk and pursued some opportunities that crossed your path, but... Read More →
As Christians it’s too easy to begin comparing ourselves with the world and the world’s standards. It’s a slippery slope. We look pretty good compared to a lot of other people. But God didn’t call us to compare ourselves to those in the world or to the world’s standards. We are... Read More →
People run around trying to find happiness. They count on money, achievements, things, and other people to make them happy. There’s a difference between the pursuit of happiness and the pursuit of meaning. Lasting happiness doesn’t happen without meaning, but when life has... Read More →
Remember the beauty pageants when the contestants were asked what they wanted most. The classic reply was, “world peace.” There has always been war, strife, and adversity. Every day we hear about growing unrest and hatred throughout the world and in our own country and... Read More →
Since the beginning of time harnessing desire has been a challenge. Eve saw the fruit and had the desire to eat, and eating isn’t a bad desire. After all fruit is healthy, but not that fruit, not the fruit God had forbidden them to eat. Desire is part of God’s design. The... Read More →
Overwhelmed, overscheduled, exhausted! This seems to be the general feeling of most people I know, including myself! I hear retirees saying they are busier than they’ve ever been. What’s that about? Retirement used to involve rest, travel, golf. and no big schedule. With so many... Read More →