From Dr Henry Cloud Being emotionally present and connected while we are confronting another person is the first essential of a good conversation. It truly requires a work of grace in us. Being present refers to being in touch and in tune with our own feelings as well...
73 Reasons Why You Are Special To Me Because you set such a good example as a Father that it was easy for me to understand the concept of God as a Father. Because you woke us up in the middle of the night to give us a drink of water. Because you bought sacks...
June 24, 2018 Sermon: “Formidable Enemies” Responsive reading: Psalm 9 Leader: The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. People: Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you....
Written 7/2/2015: My understanding of Rev. 13:1-14:20: First beast (from the “sea)- represents moral depravity, evil, systems or philosophies of thought -The “sea” is the place of Leviathan- which is fearsome and evil -This beast is fearsome...
T.M. Moore of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview writes about the “third fruit” of hearing the Word of God……good works: “John Calvin wrote that a true church exists where the Word of God is preached and heard. Just because people...
Inspirational humorist, Patricia Lorenz is a writer and speaker who entertains an audience and packs a wallop with her take-away messages. Readers of her thirteen original books and many contributions to the Chicken Soup series enjoy her unique perspective on life,...
Observation from seven years ago: “It seems that a number of young men who have provided the biological material to young women to procreate have decided that the American people by default have graciously agreed to raise their children. Once the young woman...
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. It is clear to me that summer is part of God’s plan to teach us how to carve out more rest time, more solitude...
Truth can be found in lots of places because truth is truth. I have become convinced that depression and anxiety are flip sides of the same coin…. Depression arises from being emotionally stuck in the past where regrets, resentments, and fading hope reside;...
Loneliness is not a function of being alone, but rather, a function of how socially connected you are to those around you. Grace Kim, Architect Kim designs “co-housing”, where families live in close community and share a common area for evening meals and...
