As part of an active leadership team in one of our church’s singles groups, I regularly facilitate table discussions on the evening’s topic. Inevitably, our status as singles and how it’s seen and treated like cooties comes up. It has been especially difficult for many of our singles as, over the last several months, various…
I remember once I used to work in a restaurant. I worked alongside a man who was only a few years older than me, but he acted like the Great Old Wise One when it came to religion. His name was Bill. I didn’t dislike him, but he wasn’t my favorite coworker, either. He was…
My son, My daughter, I know that you have dreams and ambitions and desires and plans. I know that you want to succeed in this life that I have given you. I know that you want to be happy and have love, joy, and peace in your life. I know that you want to accomplish…
I’m a wannabe fitness fanatic. Though I hit the gym every week, my weight fluctuates. That’s because the bottom line is in order to lose weight, I have to burn more calories than I consume. That is very challenging when I love to eat! Those of you who are really into this already know this.…
17 Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Happy Resurrection Sunday! How are you today? Did you manage to…
1. You shall have no other gods before Me. Stay as self-centered and selfish as you are right now. Do not remove yourself from the throne of your life and put Jesus at the center. Make sure everything is all about you—your comfort, your demands, your rules. Grab all the attention and power that you…
Carnival fun house mirrors are amusing as we parade in front of them and see how they distort us. They don’t really change us, we know. When we walk out of the fun house, we look just like we did when we walked in because only our outward appearance changed temporarily. Wouldn’t it be great…
Remember playing that childhood game Hot Potato, when the object of the game was to quick hand it to someone else because you didn’t want to get stuck with it when the buzzer sounded? The last person to get rid of it was the winner. In childhood, it was kind of fun. However, as single…
A few years ago, I almost drowned. It was horrible. I was hiking with a friend up through some rocky canyons where there were several waterfalls and pools of water. We went prepared to swim. Lots of people were already there playing in the waters, eating, talking, having a good time. My friend was tall,…
Here it is, the day after Valentine’s Day, not 24 hours since my last post, and I have to go to the dentist. Yay! Does anyone out there absolutely love to go to the dentist as much as I do?! Just kidding. I am not afraid of going to the dentist but he ain’t my…
