Not Impressed – Week Two
You can stop trying to impress God. There is nothing you can say or do that will make you greater in His eyes. There is nothing you can say or…
Not Impressed – Week One
I have good news for you – God is not impressed by how smart you are. Let that sink in for a minute. When you come to God, you don’t…
Restoring and Rebuilding – Week Five
How’s your heart today? The Bible teaches us to guard our heart above all things because life flows through it. Our heart can quickly turn or slowly drift. If we…
Restoring and Rebuilding – Week Four
We often have the mistaken idea that life is supposed to be easy. We think if we follow God and do what He says, we should have a problem-free existence….
Restoring and Rebuilding – Week Three
There are days I need encouragement – days when I grow tired and weary, lose focus, and want to give up (or at least take a nice long break). The…
Restoring and Rebuilding – Week Two
Picture dropping a stick into a river. Can you see it moving downstream with the current? Even in relatively calm bodies of water, there is a force that pulls at…
Restoring and Rebuilding – Week One
Years ago, I needed a project, and I knew the perfect one! In the basement, I had stashed this great little chair – comfortable and the ideal size for my…
Overcome Your Overwhelm – Indecision
I prefer to avoid failure. When given a choice between certainty and uncertainty, my natural tendency is to move toward certainty. But I have found that waiting until everything is…
Overcome Your Overwhelm – Judgment
Have you ever made an assumption about another person only to find out you were completely off base? Or spent a large amount of energy arguing a point you were…
Overcome Your Overwhelm – Speech
The tongue – this is one of those topics that I have studied, talked about, and taught numerous times. Yet, rarely does a day go by that I don’t speak…