We all want to be better people – but how do we do that? Do I simply try to make fewer mistakes. That certainly would help, but that’s not the end goal. I can’t just be a different me…..I need an inward regeneration. I actually need to become a different person – from the inside […]
Truth is freedom
Truth is the essence of reality. Thinking and speaking the truth frees us from devising plans to fool others. We need to be receptacles of pure, truthful thoughts. This calling for regeneration comes from God. It’s the clear thought to get rid of falsehood in our life. If we do this then we can separate […]
Be someone
I love Tracy Chapman’s song “Be Someone”. It captures the hopes and dreams of someone trying to find a new life. We can all be someone to our children, young relatives or friends. As a father, we can be the kind of man you would want your daughter to marry. As a mother, the kind […]
Keeping peace
We’ve been cooped up for almost one year and it’s taking it’s toll. Depression, often leading to suicide is rampant. How do we maintain peace in our homes and workplaces? First, may I offer that we avoid discussing volatile matters. Opinions about important issues of the day differ widely. Emotions are running high about how […]
No fear.
Put yourself out there. Especially when risking falling in love. Be all in! We can’t live life in fear of rejection. Love your neighbor as yourself – right? This also applies to a relationship where love is beginning to happen. Be secure in God’s love for you and you can be secure in risking letting […]
Recent defeat?
All of us have them, so don’t feel isolated by a recent set-back. Instead, look beyond to the finish line. If you do, it means you’re looking ahead, not back. Of course, we should all reflect on mistakes we make so we learn from them – but don’t dwell on the past. Picture yourself at […]
Do you underdo or overdo everything?
Why do we do either? Usually, it’s fear or pride. When we overdo, we burn ourselves out. We need to balance what we do when God can do it much better. We often exhaust ourselves and then we’re no good to anyone. We are mind, body and spirit, all wrapped up as a soul. Overdoing […]
God holds secrets….
…..for you, actually. “He knows the plans He has for you, plans of welfare, not of evil, plans of hope and a future.” Jer. 29:11. He has truths about you that He wants to reveal to you. He wants to restore your dignity. Don’t go into exile from Him because we all need Him and […]
Did you overreact today, too?
Why is that? I think it’s because we don’t trust the other person with the big stuff. Probably the best way to overcome that is to start trusting them with the small things first, then give them more rope. When I do it for them, I then take charge of them and the responsibility that […]
Can we all tone down the rhetoric?
It’s getting a little crazy all over the world. Everyone wants their own way, it seems. No comprising. If this is the way it’s going to stay, it’s going to be a rough few years! How about if we all unite for one purpose – peace and safety. Can’t we focus on what we can […]
