Monthly Archives: September 2015
God is With You
A friend of mine recently texted me and asked me for prayer. Apparently, the principal of her school had taken it upon herself to omit, “one nation under God,” when she led the daily pledge of allegiance. She had done it the previous day as well. My friend was greatly troubled and she texted that … Continue reading
It’s All About Perception
I was recently working with a little boy with autism. One of his teachers shared with me that when an adult asks him in a normal voice to do some task like writing his name on his paper, or to stop doing some task, he perceives it as yelling. It was an amazing revelation for … Continue reading
Mushroom Wisdom
We have had a lot of rain lately. As is often the case with humanity, we pray for rain because it’s just too dry and then we complain because it’s so wet. We are rarely content for very long. That’s just our nature. After long periods of rain, we often have mushrooms pop up. I … Continue reading
In Remembrance
Today is the fourteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. I can remember exactly where I was and exactly what I was doing that morning. I’ll bet you can too. I can hardly believe that it’s been that long. Nineteen Islamic men hijacked four commercial air planes and killed 2,977 people. That day … Continue reading
God is Here
I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday about God working around us. We talked about how Americans are obsessed with the supernatural, everything from vampires, to zombies, to witches and wizards, yet we so easily and casually discount God. She went on to say that a man in her Sunday school class commented … Continue reading
Being Vigilant About Drifting
When I was growing up, my parents used to take our family to the beach for a week, every single summer. My brother and sister and I, always looked forward to it. It was a week every year where Daddy didn’t go to work. It was a week that included eating dinner out, putt-putt golf … Continue reading
Removing the Baggage
We have a lot of hardwood trees in our yard, front and back. Whenever a strong thunderstorm blows through, my family spends a fair amount of time picking up dead limbs. It can be an annoying task when it’s hot outside and I’m concerned about snakes lurking around the limbs. But, it’s the price we … Continue reading
Happy Labor Day
Labor Day marks the end of summer for most of us. The days are already getting shorter and the mornings are a little cooler. College football has started and at this point, even the schools up north are back in session. I hope you will take this day to take a breath and rest. As … Continue reading
God Can
As humans, we often find our spiritual selves and our physical selves at odds with one another. Our physical selves really want ice cream every night for dessert. Our minds know it’s not good for us and can lead to obesity and eventually to diseases like diabetes. Our spiritual lives can suffer if we are … Continue reading
Making a Kingdom Impact
Sometimes as Christians, we decide that we need to withdraw from a corrupt world gone bad. There are those who are convicted not to work for a company that doesn’t hold their values or to work with people who don’t know Jesus. There are parents who put their children in Christian schools because prayer is … Continue reading