December 30, 2023 I love Christmas: it’s the beautiful story of how Jesus came to be born on earth. When you think of Christmas, maybe you think of generosity, joy, love, or peace. But in the Christmas story there is a lot of fear people experience. When an angel shows up, Zechariah is afraid. WhenContinue reading “Be Afraid, But Follow the Dream Anyway!”
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Good news of great joy for all people
Christmas Eve 2023 I don’t know if you’ve seen the photo of three young children, so cute, each holding a letter of the word JOY. But in the picture, they are all three kids crying, they’re extremely unhappy! Christmas is supposed to be joy, a gift God has given. Sometimes on the inside, we lookContinue reading “Good news of great joy for all people”
Divine Moments: A Moment to Pause and Remember
December 24, 2023 Well, I am guessing that most of you have been pretty busy! So, I want to take a moment to slow things down and give you a chance to take a deep breath. Just take a deep breath in and out. Just breathe. I want to say, from my family to everyContinue reading “Divine Moments: A Moment to Pause and Remember”
Divine Moments: No Hesitation
December 17, 2023 When I was a kid, I made a new friend in 3rd grade: Pam. We became great friends. We were neighbors and we spent a lot of time playing together. Pam’s Dad was really angry at the church. I don’t remember why. So, Pam and her family didn’t go to church. ButContinue reading “Divine Moments: No Hesitation”
Divine Moments: A Moment of Surrender
December 10, 2023 Today we’re talking about surrender to God. Surrender can sound like a losing strategy. But surrender is not failure or defeat. It’s just that you and I like our lives to stay on an easy path. Surrender to God takes us off the easy familiar path we try to stay on andContinue reading “Divine Moments: A Moment of Surrender”
Divine Moments: One Moment of Obedience
December 3, 2023 It’s been said that life is not measured by time. Life is measured in moments. Because when you think about it, you rarely remember a whole year, or even a whole day. But you do remember special moments: the moment a friend was there for you in a low moment, or whenContinue reading “Divine Moments: One Moment of Obedience “
Priceless People
November 26, 2023 At least 40% of Americans are lonely. Even if people who are married and live with family can be lonely. Loneliness is a risk factor, like smoking, for heart disease and death. We’re in a mental health crisis. Many suffer from mental illnesses like anxiety and depression. Drug and alcohol abuse haveContinue reading “Priceless People”
Entitlement & Gratitude
November 19, 2023 When I was in college I studied Russian language, and I was able to go to Russia for four months with other American students to study. While taking a train from Finland to Russia we had to stop at the border because they had a different rail gauge. All the passengers hadContinue reading “Entitlement & Gratitude”
When God Disappoints
November 12, 2023 When I was a kid, I remember having a chore to clean the bathroom sink. I remember once, I didn’t feel like doing it. My parents reminded me, but I didn’t do it. My dad got angry and insisted I do it NOW. I didn’t know what got into him! I lovedContinue reading “When God Disappoints”
Worry, Anxiety and God
November 5, 2023 Today we’re going to talk about the most common mental health disorder: anxiety. What is anxiety? It’s when you experience repetitive, useless thoughts or images that interfere with problem solving. These fearful thoughts get you stuck in an anxious state. One out of five Americans has anxiety. Not hopeless if you do!Continue reading “Worry, Anxiety and God”
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