Has someone ever asked you to do something that you really didn’t want to do? Like doing chores, homework, or run laps. My wife does, on a daily basis. She’s a tidy person, I am not. I have a very one-track mind, I’m focused on whatever I’m focused on and miss about everything else. She, […]
Love Makes the World Go Round
In the great love chapter of 1 Corinthians 13, the first three verses school us in the importance of love: If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, […]
Show And Tell
Do you remember back in school when they would have “Show and Tell” day? All the students would bring something from home and they would show it to everyone and then tell about it. It could be anything from a pet turtle to a baseball card collection but it was usually something near and dear […]
Lean In
“Lean In” is a phrase I hear quite often in the church world. This suggestion to “lean in” is a posture of undivided attention, of intrigue, curiosity, and a desire to learn. I notice that when I want my daughter’s attention I have her look me in the eye and lean into what I’m saying […]
How to Follow God
We’re going through a series in a youth group called One Small Step, we’re walking through Hebrews 11 at the hall of faith and reflecting on how our lives will look if we move into a practical active faith that we live out, One Small Step at a time. This week, we looked at Hebrews […]
The Comparison Trap
Do you ever compare yourself to others? I think we all do sometimes. We compare careers, houses, bank accounts, talents, abilities, cars, bodies, weights, relationships… you name it and we’ve probably compared ours to someone else’s. Sometimes, comparison is good. It can motivate us to try harder or to keep moving forward. But, there are […]
Shift Your Focus
If you’re anything like me looking at the world today seems so very scary! I often get worried about what the future holds, not only for myself but, for my family and especially for my small children. There seems to be so much pain, confusion, loss, stress; the list could go on and on. I […]
The Gift of a Smile
May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace. -Numbers 6:24-26 NLT I am praying that blessing over all who read this blog as well as all my family and friends who […]
I Tell My Kids “No”!
Sometimes, I tell my kids “No”. Shocking huh? Several years ago, when I was a new mom, I read an article on parenting that said that you should try to avoid telling your children “No”, because it is a negative, harsh word. It said that instead, you should redirect the child to something else. For example, […]