We tend to fear what we don’t understand. We worry and fill our minds with anxious thoughts. Fear not, it’s a term often used in the Bible. When God sent his messengers, often these angels would begin with these words, ‘fear not.’ Rev. Billy Graham describes it like this. “Calloused hands were the badge of … Continue reading
Don’t limit yourself by setting a New Year’s resolution that you think you can accomplish, instead dream BIG enough and BE courageous enough, to set your mind on that which is impossible, but shaped to be achievable. In the January-February 2013 issue of Harvard Business Review, they conducted an interview with the two-time Pulitzer Prize … Continue reading
Today’s teaching is about living out your passions. It’s about finding your happiness in the midst of your daily routines. “A lot of people start off asking the important questions of life: “Who am I? Where am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? Does my life have meaning? Is there a … Continue reading
This is the time of year we give thanks and praise. It’s the season of giving. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season. We gather with family and friends to celebrate. Food preparations and meal planning all comes to its pinnacle. Now it’s time to enjoy the meal. As families gather around the table, … Continue reading
Today we celebrated our annual Thanksgiving lunch at work. As everyone went around the table giving their thanks and gratitude for the blessings in their lives, I listened to every one. Each of them had a personal story to tell while some are going through some very heavy stuff right now but they all offered … Continue reading
I had a death in the family this week. After all the losses I’ve experienced, each death just reminds me how short our time really is. Life is fleeting, a passing in the wind. My heart is saddened for those who were closest to him. My brother-in-law was too young to die. Over the years, I’ve … Continue reading
In my high school yearbook I wrote: “Success is the next best thing to loving someone special.” I was 18, in love, and about to graduate. With my whole life ahead of me, I had big dreams and grand expectations. During those last few weeks before graduation, I spent a lot of time with my … Continue reading
I invite you to open the door of your heart. I invite you to step inside the window of your soul and get a little uncomfortable as we explore what’s inside. I invite you to pick up the mirror sitting at your bedside table and take a look at the scars. For all these metaphors … Continue reading
Do you have a life purpose? What are your dreams and visions for the future? I’m working on my latest book and I can’t wait to share it with all of my readers. In the coming days, I will post clips of my book here like a tasting. A snippet here, a post there so … Continue reading
When you’re feeling rejected, abandoned or mistreated, remember the one who loves you. God is waiting with outstretched arms to hold you, to comfort you. There’s a myth that says you’ve got to clean up your act before you can come to God. It’s not true, you come to God with your problems: the good, … Continue reading