Does your mobile device hold you captive? Do you like the interaction that a cell phone brings to your day? Many do. Some might even call it an addiction. Texting, Facetime chats, email updates, social networking, and just the ability to talk on the phone no matter where you are
Accepting differences isn’t always easy when someone thinks differently than you do. Here’s some tips on how to get along:
Do you react or respond to unexpected and difficult situations? A response is a thought-out action that allows you to address an uncomfortable situation with grace. However, a reaction is usually the first action you express when confronted with an uncomfortable situation. You know what I mean, that initial, negative
How do you get rid of guilt when feelings of condemnation, blame, or “the bad guy” hang over your soul? Sometimes I’ve woken up in the morning with the “I’m the scum of the earth” cloud raining on my day. I don’t like it, and I know I’m not alone
The call to holiness for a Christian is a call to wholeness. The most important take-away for me from L.I.F.E. Bible College was Jack Hayford’s teaching on holiness and wholeness. They mean the same thing. Pastor Jack drummed into his students the practical reality of holiness as the recreating of
Have you ever looked for a list of God’s promises for your home? All of us want peaceful homes, but sometimes that seems so far from our reality. Not only does God want to bless your home, but he also has instructions on what you can do with your heart
Making a mistake doesn’t have to define us. Yet, as a counselor I talk to many people who interpret themselves by their mistakes. Others are quick to hold a spouse, child, or co-worker hostage to long ago failures. Some of us wear mistake-colored glasses that distort the world around us.
Have you ever wondered what is true repentance after someone has asked your forgiveness, but continues to repeat the same offense over and over again? Yep, I think we’ve all experienced that in our relationships—with family, co-workers, friends, and even with Christians at church. Gossip, criticism, abuse, lying, misrepresenting others,
Did you learn how to handle rejection during your formative years? Me neither. Most of us struggle to learn how to handle rejection as adults. It isn’t easy. Even Jesus suffered rejection during his ministry, and people still reject him. Can we expect anything less in our lives? I
Don’t miss the real Valentine. Every woman longs for a knight in shining armor who will protect her as his beautiful queen, and every man wants to be that king who defends his queen. Real life destroys that dream. Not one of us has what it takes to be that kind