You have had them before. Songs have been written about them. So have books. They have been the subject of many a movie as well. Bad days. Here are seven ways to ensure your day is a bad one. Carry…
I ask people how they are. You do too. One of the top responses is: “I’m tired.” We are tired of being stressed out. We are tired of boredom. We are tired of having our responsibilities exceed our resources. Here…
I loved Denmark. Spending two weeks there, two years ago wasn’t enough. Hygge is a Danish word and is pronounced hoo-ga. It doesn’t translate into English, but you need it and so do I. It is experiencing things like friendship, rest, laughter,…
You do it. I do it too. Seek to please people. Here are ten reasons why being a people pleaser is a really bad idea. 10. You are already who God created you to be. Approval from others shouldn’t be…
I started riding a mountain bike last year. The guy at the bike store talked me into buying pedals with clips on them. My first ride was on this wonderful trail at Walnut Creek Park. It was vigorous, relaxing, fun,…
I get this question a lot: How do I accept God’s forgiveness and live as a forgiven person? Here is an eleven-step path. They aren’t eleven sequential steps. No two people are the same. We all come to the journey…
People ask me the same question a lot. It’s a different question, but it’s the same question. How do I grow in my faith? How do I get closer to God? How do I follow Jesus more closely? Don’t do…
It’s been thirty years since I’ve lived here. But it still feels like home. I’d recognize the smell of my old bedroom with my eyes closed. Mom’s 130 year-old house is covered by a canopy of trees. The sounds of…