Growing up in sports and then working in sales caused me to hear a lot of motivational sayings. One of them that I remember is from UCLA basketball...
Why are we so bad at solitude? Our king did it quite well. As a man, Jesus knew his limitations. He understood his need to connect with his...
A few years ago the Seattle Times carried an article by Shirleen Holt in which was the following: “Nearly ten million Americans worked more...
By Erica Barthalow on May 14, 2021 10:21 am I stared at the email, beautifully and kindly worded but nevertheless soul-crushing. It was the...
How much time do you spend in prayer each day? I once read that D.L. Moody spent up to 8 hours a day in prayer. That has always challenged me....
Do you ever feel like your faults, failures and past sins disqualify you from being used by God? Sometimes those voices that tell me those things...
No one wants to feel lonely. And yet, every single person does. Loneliness, along with anxiety, is one of the most basic realities of being human....
Everyone deals with painful emotions from time to time. You might struggle with anger, envy, fear, or guilt. These emotions might be related to a...
One of my favorite people in the Bible is Gideon. I’m reminded of his story so often because I find myself in need of all the lessons it...
Captivating entertainment has never been more ubiquitous, accessible, and affordable. There’s a spiritual battle being waged over our time,...
The voice of toxic self-condemnation can still get loud in my head, even after years of "knowing better".
I like to ask people, “What’s the difference between a dream and a goal?” A lot of people struggle with this question at first...
I love the feeling of a fresh start, a new beginning. This is why I love the New Year holiday. It feels like an opportunity to leave...
I love the sights, sounds, colors, and tastes of Christmas. I enjoy the gifts, decorations, and delicacies unique to December just as much as...
Have you ever stuffed your emotions because you thought they couldn’t be trusted? I did, for most of my young adult life. In fact, I...
One of the things I believe each of us must do daily is to choose our attitude. If you don’t choose it, your day will choose it for you....
Recently I received a message through my Facebook page from a wife struggling with a very common issue in modern marriages. To paraphrase her...
“I sin every day in thought, word, and deed.” The very words made me cringe. The person who said these words to me was not really...
The older I get the more I realize life isn’t simple, how sometimes there are just no easy answers to be found. Even when the answer is...
This summer has to be one of the wettest on record in our area. And not only the wettest but, for the last eight weeks, also the most humid. There...
In the Christian faith, Easter is the crescendo of our year. It’s our Super Bowl. The day that makes it all worth it. It’s the time...
I’ve heard far too many sad stories of marriages that didn’t end so well. Sometimes, they didn’t even start well. In...
Years ago I hired a part-time church staff member to help with the business aspects of ministry. After just a few months, I found out that he had...
In 2015, Business Insider Magazine published an article about Markus Persson, the creator of the wildly successful video game, Minecraft. Persson...
There was a time when I was so broken, hurt, and angry that I couldn’t sleep. Every time I closed my eyes I would see images that got me...
