Fear is our emotional response to losing control. When I see a big hairy spider, I want to kill it as fast as I can. I feel like I need to regain control over the safety of my family! Human nature seems to be to hold on tighter to control when there is increasing uncertainty. […]
A while back I started reading the Message translation of the Bible. It’s the first time I’ve spent much time in that particular translation. Occasionally, I’ve compared different verses from my go-to translations ESV & NLT to the Message, but I haven’t done a deep dive. I’ve found it to be a very good experience. […]
Full disclosure, this is not the first time you’ll hear about this topic. It’s not an original idea, but it’s important and bears repeating here. When you say “yes” to something, you’re saying “no” to everything else. When we say “I do” to our spouses it’s typically with the agreement that we’re saying “no” to every other […]
