Crisis? Worship!

How important is worship?  We hit the doors of church and for some of us worship is the very thing that draws us closer to God.  Other times, if we are honest, worship becomes stale, annoying, and we wonder when the music minister will sit down and the message will start. Music has been a…

Use Your Left Brain

Ever wonder why Jesus said come to Him as little children?  Remember being a child and a bedroom became your castle, your art work was hanging in the Lueve, and if you could catch that frog you might get warts, or maybe a prince?  Our fun, set-free creative side is our left brain and it’s…

Poured Out

Judges 6, 7, and 8 tells the story of an anxious and fearful man named Gideon who grew in wisdom and faith.  In one chapter you find him hiding in a hole from the enemies, and then God takes over and he leads the Israelites to victory!  I had the privilege to attend Priscilla Shirer’s conference a…

Out-of-body experiences

Often in counseling a therapist will ask you to write a letter to someone for the soul purpose of you writing it, not mailing it.  The process brings a form of resolution.  We are hesitant to write a letter for fear something so simple, yet hard, would not be enough to reconcile the pain and…

TED TALKS

TED TALKS do not show up on Iphones!  You’ll need to watch Shawn Achor on your computer!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAVE A LAUGH!

How does your brain evaluate the world?  Do you see challenges as a threat, or an opportunity for discovery?  If you believe that success = happiness, you will chase the tail of happiness and never obtain it.  Think about it.  If you make a sales quota, your boss will probably increase the quota for next…

Share your plans with the Lord

Proverbs 16 3 Share your plans with the Lord, and you will succeed I went to bed last night with a mix bag of emotions.  I’m deeply struggling with some news I heard from a friend, questioning some personal decisions, and aching for days that have gone by–children leaving, growing, maturing. I want to control time…

Preparing our hearts

On the way to church, we decided to prepare our hearts for worship.  On 104.7–gospel station, the song I’m still standing was playing.  A man gave his testimony as a part of the song and announced the situations that God brought him through over the years–depression, death of loved ones, hurricane Katrina, cancer……but for every…

Declaring His Goodness

Declaring the goodness of the Lord in the midst of the journey…. Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; declare among the peoples His deeds … Psalm 9:11 Taxes were done with a picnic and candle…(Thank you Monica for the candle idea!) Grocery shopping was and adventure of reminding us of all the…