I feel compelled to reflect on my friend, Wil Gardner’s life today. He would have turned 76 years old today. Hard to believe he’s been gone for four months already. I think of my friend often...
Read MoreIt is true that in order to help others through their grief, we need to adequately deal with our own grief issues and with our own “grief history.” “Wow, didn’t realize I have a grief history”…you might be thinking.
Read MoreI’m guessing that most of us know that worry is not good for our health, takes up time and energy that could be better used for something else, and is just in general the overall “bad guy” in our minds. So, how do we “stop it?”
Read MoreWhat about Labor Day? Labor Day 2014 is just over or soon will be when you read this, so instead of asking what you did over the weekend, let me ask about your labor. I looked Labor up in the Bible. Solomon had quite a lot to say about Labor in the book of Ecclesiastes.
Read MoreOur words are powerful. They can lift someone out of the darkest pit, and they can also cause unimaginable hurt and pain. Have you ever said something, unintentionally or intentionally, that ended up hurting someone else? Have you ever been on the other end, where you were the one who ended up being hurt by the words of another?
Read MoreWhen was the last time, when you acknowledged the presence of God? When you read this verse, what do you feel? For some, it will be peace and joy. Others, it will be fear and shame for if we can “never escape from your Spirit,” that means that what I do when no one is looking is seen by God.
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