Bodies require continual attention. For one, we need to nourish our bodies with food and drink to stay alive. We need to practice hygiene to stay clean and fitness to stay strong. Every day we decide how to clothe our bodies, choosing attire suitable for the tasks at hand. When our bodies are uncomfortable or […]
Praising God is important. We know that, right? But praise music and singing is the least favorite part of church for me. I feel guilty about that sometimes. To be honest, I have never been a music person. I don’t have to have it playing in the background or in my ears like so many […]
Last week when I wrote about the words EXCEPT and CONTINUE HERE , I mentioned an evil king of Israel named Jeroboam who continued to sin throughout his entire reign. Bad news for Jeroboam When Jeroboam’s young son, Abijah, became very sick, Jeroboam sent his wife to a prophet named Ahijah at Shiloh to find out “what […]
EXCEPT or CONTINUE This week I was doing some bible reading and ran across a verse I have pondered but don’t think I have ever written about: For David had done what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight and had obeyed the LORD’s commands throughout his life, EXCEPT in the affair concerning Uriah the […]
Every company has an advertising, marketing and public relations department. Though they overlap in responsibility and work in united fashion, the nuanced differences between them are as follows: Advertising: Creates the ad. Marketing: Disperses the ad. Public Relations: Keeps the public thinking positively about the company, product or candidate. Persuasion is a natural component of […]
A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash. (Proverbs 15:14, NLT) Summer has begun. For many of us, that means more unstructured minutes in our day and more temptation to spend time on screens. Each platform on our devices is luring us to sign on, and algorithms are configured to make […]
I parked my car at the mall on a Friday morning. I had arrived an hour early to take a Zoom call from my phone prior to my scheduled hair appointment right when the mall opened. It had rained on and off on my travels in, and the skies remained gray and threatening. Strong gusts […]
A few weeks ago a friend sent me an interview on video between a relationship expert and pastor* that reminded me of the dangers of expectations in relationships. If we have expectations in a relationships — meaning we expect a particular level of performance — then two things will happen. 1. We will be disappointed […]
One of my pet peeves in life is when someone is given a job title without the power to do to the job well. For example, a person is hired to be a cashier but then has to call a manager to open the drawer if he or she accidentally closes the drawer prematurely. Powerless. […]
Surprise! The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. (John 3:8) This is such a fun and intriguing verse. To me it has always meant Christ followers can never know when […]
