The Intentional, Ordinary, Simplicity of Thankfulness
I am often a thankless person. I can spend an entire day in a mindset that hesitates to find gratitude. I think it’s called a bad attitude. I can also get so hyper busy trying...
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I am often a thankless person. I can spend an entire day in a mindset that hesitates to find gratitude. I think it’s called a bad attitude. I can also get so hyper busy trying...
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I spoke at a young adult ministry recently and was moved by a young woman I met there. I had been asked to talk about sex and forgiveness that night. I let the guys in...
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At a church one Sunday, it was like I was pierced right between the eyes, and the sermon hadn't even started. I was standing there with friends “worshipping” when a man I know and his...
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The days are about to get darker, shorter, and rainier. I am a firm believer in having a pre-conversation before we are head-over-heels in hate with what is about to go down. So let’s talk...
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Are you feeling distant in your relationship with God? With your spouse? A friend? Your kids? This is a helpful list to walk through and as you do be asking yourself which of these resonate...
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So the football season just ended for my son’s team. They won county champs and I feel like a character in Friday Night Lights, though I am not sure I like the role casted me....
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Sometimes, you come home from an epic vacation road tripping 3,200 miles to Disneyland and all hell breaks loose. Or maybe not hell, but hell’s companions come to say hello. The first night we returned,...
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Spring is this season where the earth’s axis is tipped on its side and leans closer to the sun. The power of that move causes new life to spring forth all around us. Words like...
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God says in Rev 3:20 “I stand at the door and knock anyone who hears my voice and opens the door, I will come and eat with him and he with me.” I liken our...
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In John 11, Jesus shows up on the scene right after Lazarus dies. Mary and Martha, Lazarus’ sisters, are extremely disappointed at Jesus being a no show. And then, as many of us know, Jesus raises Lazarus...
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