Christmas Carol Messages: "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus" Many leaders have founded religions based on claims they received a message from God. So how do we know the message of Jesus Christ is the only valid and anointed way to God? What about the messages of...
A Treasury of Thanksgiving Quotes Celebrate your gratitude beyond Thanksgiving Day with this collection of my favorite thanksgiving quotes! Which one is your favorite? "We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and...
A Heart for Hospitality: Bless or Impress? The articles and blog posts are already flooding magazines and websites. And if I see one more magazine spread on how to host the perfect Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner party, I may scream. The seasonal articles and...
Bearing Each Other’s Burdens Without Enabling The season of giving has begun. Giving thanks. Giving gifts. And giving time and energy. Some say giving shouldn’t be limited to a range of dates on the calendar. The spirit of giving should last all year long....
Care & Compassion in a Dog-Eat-Dog World “Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” Great advice. But in our culture of sound bites and 280-character tweets, caring has often deteriorated to posting platitudes and memes on social...
Hot Buttons We all have them. Hot buttons. Sore spots, tender to even a verbal touch. When poked, these sore spots provoke us to instinctive reactions. They spring from feeling challenged or irritated. Hot buttons leave us vulnerable to being provoked. And if...
Six Steps to Speaking the Truth in Love Ever been attacked by someone who wields truth like a club? I have. And ouch, did it ever hurt! Or maybe you recall the childhood rhyme, “Liar, liar, pants on fire.” Do you remember chanting that childhood accusation at...
The Order of Submission If ever a word could be identified as an emotional trigger, it’s submission. And if submission is mentioned in the context of marriage, then dive for cover because the trigger just became a grenade! Do the following words sound familiar?...
Christians and National Cookie Month Did you know October is National Cookie Month? Not that I need an excuse to eat more cookies! Are you wondering about the connection between Christians and National Cookie Month? Stay with me a bit longer . . . Do you have a...
Feelings, Rights, Preferences, and Honor “Honor” is not a concept often mentioned in our culture these days. I worked in the corporate world for twenty years. As I climbed the corporate ladder, I moved from an entry-level role to senior executive positions for...
Isolation or Insulation? Isolate yourself from our worldly culture. Insulate yourself from worldly influences....
Ask and You Will Receive . . . Wisdom! Wisdom seems to be in short supply these days, whether among political...
Five Steps to Prevent Spiritual Cannibalism I enjoy watching nature documentaries. Videos of tender, newborn...