Why settle for just one day?
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear…” —First John 4:18 My wife and I spent Thanksgiving in Estes Park, Colorado this year. It was a beautiful trip. We all have environments that recharge our batteries and heap spiritual Miracle Grow on our souls. The mountains and the trees do that …
I remember the first time I was hurt by someone I trusted and respected. They had been a source of life and love for me in my spiritual walk and they had presented themselves as someone to count on. I’d reached out to confide in them and ask for advice as I had been feeling …
When my boys were younger they were obsessed with frogs. On a summer vacation, we rented a house that had a pond and 1,000 frogs (estimate). The house had a perfect container for frogs and a net to catch them. The boys were initially afraid to catch them so they asked me to do it …
Lately, I’ve been seeing the importance of hanging out with God and not ignoring His daily presence in my life. There’s a song by Housefires called “Build My Life” and the lyrics speak of the importance of building our lives on Him and His love. "I will build my life upon Your love It is …
We all have a past. For many of us, our past haunts our present, and in some cases even our future. Perhaps we’ve made some new friendships that unfortunately learned through a rotten grape vine that our history isn’t what we wished it would have been and as a result judged us prematurely and inappropriately. …
To propel an object is to drive, push, or cause it to move in a particular direction. Likewise, to be propelled is to be driven, pushed, or caused to move in a particular direction. Everyone is propelled by something. While some are propelled by greed, others are propelled by acceptance. While some are propelled by …
By the very nature and substance of His being, what He thinks and says carries more weight than all opposing conclusions. If He says something is wicked, then it is wicked. If He declares something as evil, it is evil. On the other hand, if He says something is beautiful, then it is beautiful. If …
