It is easy to get caught up in life and not take proper care of ourselves. Sometimes we approach life as if we have little time left to live. We should always be careful to balance our lives and TO take care of ourselves. Indeed, we see in the Gospels that Jesus faced this very same situation. We kn
There was a time in my life that I found it very hard to put into perspective what I was going through, the circumstances I was in and much of what I had been taught in church about God. In fact, my skewed view of God was actually “religion” without the relationship. As I started studyin
My wife and I are in the middle of a spring cleaning in our home. I am off on Friday’s and she spent the day watching our Grandkids while my daughter works. I called her throughout the day to let her know exactly what I had been accomplishing. “Shampooed the carpets and sorted out a bunc
Words have much more impact than we often think. Words can be weapons and words can get us in trouble and cause regret and pain. I remember one morning in Germany in our apartment hearing my daughter tell her sister that she hated her. They were both just 4-5 years old. I also remember sitting my da
Jesus didn’t have a “witch-doctor” kind of personality. You know, I don’t think that He even wanted to be known as a miracle worker. He didn’t want to be seen as THE PERSON that could do supernatural things. Here is what I believe Jesus wanted us to know: That His wisdo
A friend of mine asked the following question: “What is your opinion on mood and behavior altering medications? Since I was a young child I was diagnosed with ADD, and then this year I was also diagnosed with depression and anxiety. So everyday I have to take 4 pills to function normally. R