We all want to be trusted. But there are traits that can make a person untrustworthy. One of those traits is gossip. I’ve done this, and maybe you have too. You’ve shared a concern about another person with someone as a way to connect. “Hey, did you notice she’s been showing up late a lot, […]
Continue readingWhat a mother wants most for a Mother’s Day gift may not be a card and flowers. The gifts we give from the heart… The gifts that require personal effort, sacrifice and commitment… The gifts we can’t buy from Hallmark or at the local florist… These are the gifts that mean the most. These gifts are priceless. If […]
Continue readingWhen people want nothing less than a miracle, they often turn to prayer. Champions of prayer often encourage people to pray for miracles. But what they get, often isn’t what they expect. When that happens, doubt creeps in, and our prayer loses its power and passion. My parents taught me to pray when I was […]
Continue readingYou might be burned out on work, or love your work. In either case, you may be working too much. Overwork has damaging effects on the quality of your faith, relationships and work. You need to stop working to thrive. Some people complain about being overworked. Some people wear it as a badge of honor. […]
Continue reading“Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.” Proverbs 1:32 Do you know a Christian who’s talking the talk, but not walking the walk? They’re casual, but not committed. They’re apathetic, not passionate. It’s called complacency. Jesus calls it lukewarm, and it makes Him want to puke (Revelation 3:16). Increasing complacency among Christians threatens all of […]
Continue readingMy mom taught me about gardening at a young age. She told me that I’d grow potatoes behind my ears if I didn’t wash away the dirt that collected there. Sometimes the absence of a good habit defaults to a bad habit. So, you could say I had a bad habit of not scrubbing behind my ears. That […]
Continue readingThe New Year is a year of new beginnings for a lot of people. We make resolutions to overcome bad habits with new habits. We set new goals to reach new heights in various aspects of life. Most of us will fail at keeping our resolutions and achieving our goals. We don’t fail because we […]
Continue readingTo thrive we must grow. We don’t need goals to grow. But we need goals to thrive. The problem is, we often end up with goals that are too big, and with too many of them. My wife Tami and I planted fruit trees on our hobby farm. We want to harvest fresh, juicy peaches, […]
Continue readingHave you heard the song with the lyric, “Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me (affiliate link)“? The Christmas season is stressful. Even if you don’t celebrate the holiday, you’d have to avoid people to escape the stress. People in a rush to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace […]
Continue readingPerhaps you’ve prayed for months. Maybe you’ve prayed for years. You hear nothing. People tell you to pray more. But you feel abandoned by God. You’ve met them. You’ve read their books. You’ve heard the speak. The saints who say, “Trust in God’s promises.” They felt abandoned by God, but hung on. They walked through […]
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