I was studying Hebrews 12 this morning and I have some thoughts on the current climate in our country. You could say some fresh words from an ancient book. We are living in a time of incredible anger, bitterness and...
I earned a Master’s degree in counseling and have done a fair amount of counseling over the years. Lately I’ve been doing a lot of personal coaching for leaders and for people wanting to make progress in their lives or...
As we all gear up for Christmas we can’t help but feel differently than we ever have before. COVID has changed everything for us all, from our emotional and mental health to our relational opportunities and spiritual security. It’s interesting...
If you’re anything like me, waiting is not something you enjoy. It feels inefficient, a waste of time. Every time I call a business and learn my wait time is anything more than 3-4 minutes, I tend to move the...
Many of you know that I’ve struggled with a few different types of anxiety. There are so many factors that play into it and so many ways we try to deal with it. I wanted to share a simple tool...
It’s already been weeks for most of us where we’ve been under a “shelter in place” order or something similar. Most however are still not quite adjusted to a “new normal” and some don’t want to adjust at all. I’ve...
One of the things I am constantly thinking about is what causes us to grow spiritually. I do this first of all because I want to grow, I get tired of the same old bad habits, personality flaws and relational...
I have been doing a lot of thinking about how we see true change happen in our lives. Part of the reason I’ve been looking into this is as a pastor working at a church I know that churches are...
There is a crisis today which is impacting everyone but is majorly hurting Christians and the church. It’s not really a new crisis but instead of getting better, it seems to be getting worse. I’m talking about meaningful friendships and...
In this New Year lots of us will focus on a bunch of things we want to change, many of them the same things we said the year before. What typically happens is we get discouraged early by our lack...