Do you ever feel like you can do better? Do you ever feel like you can be a little more faithful with your goals, do a little better with your job, exercise a little more, eat a little better, make a little more money, be more kind? In other words, do you …
I suppose God can speak to you through the most unlikely of people. You could guess that God might speak to you through your pastor, your Bible study leader, or even your friend. The truth is, he can use anything or anyone. Today, I heard God speaking to me through …
Do you know the place that is just between asleep and awake? It is a place where possibility exists. It is the place between what could be and what is. Sometimes it is the place between a sweet sense of utopia and a stark contrast of wearisome reality. In this …
In computer terms, a “byte” is a small grouping of 8 bits (the very smallest unit of information). Historically, it was the unit that symbolized a single character on the keyboard. For example… L However, something really amazing happens when you put several bytes together. You can get… …
In today’s technological world, there are tracking devices to count virtually everything. Considering this fact causes great happiness for the math lover inside me. Numbers are everywhere. How many steps are in my workout routine. How many calories I’ve consumed at a meal. How many likes I’ve had on Facebook. …
At the mention of the word “Easter,” images emerge in the minds of men, women, and children everywhere. Many of these impressions are based on actual experiences that occur in our lives. Sunrise services, cute frilly dresses, spring outfits, egg dyeing, egg hunts, bunnies, Sunday lunch, and an extra long …
10 Keys to the Winter Season of Life
Self-identity can be a very fickle friend. Self-identity is defined as the recognition of one’s potential and qualities as an individual, especially in relation to social context. Social context would the culture that the individual was educated in or lives in, and the people and institutions with which they interact. …
On Thursday, Steve & I went to see the movie “Selma,” a depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s protest march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery and his fight to gain voting rights for African Americans living in the South. We were commemorating his actual birthday by watching a powerful …
I was recently reminded of a phrase I read a few years ago that seemed to jump off the page as I read it. If only… The book was my Bible. As I began to ponder this phrase, I realized that I was guilty of giving those very words voice, …