Mental Health Meets Faith
Recently, I watched the movie Taken. For those unfamiliar with the movie, Liam Neeson stars in this suspense-filled thriller depicting the story of a father whose daughter has been taken captive to sex trafficking overseas and his quest to win her back. Around the same time I watched this movie, I was also preparing a message for our youth concerning “sin and it’s wages.” The text that I used and studied for this message was […]
Tomorrow begins the adventure of 2016. 2015 seems like a blur. Just another reminder of how fast time really moves forward, whether we are ready for it or not. Time just keeps on ticking. I feel very different than I did on New Years Eve 2014. Last year, I knew big changes were ahead. Although the year did present some surprises, I was able to anticipate much of what was coming, which allowed me to […]
This morning I had planned to write about gratitude and thanksgiving. I had planned to write that even in the midst of awful circumstances there is always hope. There is always something to be thankful for. This has been a theme in my life, always looking for the silver lining. Like everyone else, I am horrified and deeply saddened by the events that have taken place in Paris. The most recent report I read indicates […]
As an adult, you start to realize some things. You start to realize what a tremendous impact your childhood has on your life. The way you think, the things you do, your personality, it was all being formed during the youngest stages of your life. This is an idea that has really stood out to me over the past week or so. I spent most of my childhood living in the same house in a […]
Recently, I had the pleasure of taking a few days off from work to visit some friends of mine that live in Texas. It was my first time on an airplane in what seems like a long while. Every time I fly, I love to look out the window of the plane. From the air, all the cities, the houses, the roads appear to be so tidy. Everything has it’s proper place. It reminds me […]
Have you ever had the experience of sharing something about yourself with someone who knew every thing you were going to say before you said it? Have you ever been approached by someone who you barely knew who told you a detail of your life that they couldn’t have known unless they heard it from someone else? Do you ever get the sense that others are paying attention to your life far more than they […]
At the beginning of this summer, I became part of a church plant. Already, the process has been an amazing one. I can feel the growing pains of transition, as God is calling each of us to step out in faith and to go to deeper levels with Him. My favorite part of this whole process is that it enables us to dream. As a team, we get to consider what we want our church […]
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you may have noticed that I have totally slacked off on posting. I’m sorry! I have a bunch of stuff that I have to juggle and I am learning to manage my time better. I am going to attempt to start posting again…at least two times a week. It’s a start, while I learn to figure out my life in this busy season. Anyways, this post […]
I recently told a friend that if I had to use one word to describe what I have been feeling lately it would be terror. I like to be real in my relationships and in my writing, because I’m sure the things that I am feeling and experiencing are not uncommon and that many people can benefit from the lessons that God is teaching me. That confession of fear was obviously not coming from a […]
I have noticed in the time that I have been writing this blog that certain themes continue to come up time and time again. The process of delving into my gifting as a writer has been an amazing one for me. It has given me a place to record and share the remarkable lessons that I am learning at every stage in my journey with God. I can look back and see how God is […]