I regretted what I said immediately. The words came out of my mouth, and I could never take them back. What I said was hurtful and would have lasting damage to the person I directed it to, one of the people I love the most. It’s been years since that incident, and it still haunts […]
About a year ago, our son told us that he was trans. I had a general understanding of what that meant, but I didn’t have a complete understanding. Our youngest child did not identify with their birth gender and was ready to transition to the male gender where he identified. That was the first of […]
Disclaimer: I’m not a pastor or trained Bible scholar. I’m simply someone who believes that thinking about the most important topics in our lives should be a priority. In high school, I was involved with our drama department. I performed in plays, musicals, and worked backstage. It was a great experience that helped me become […]
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 […]
Living life with intentionality can be one of the most impactful decisions you make. Do you ever feel that your time, energy, and effort are wasted? Our lives are filled with events, circumstances, and activities that we can control or we cannot control, and being intentional means that we are controlling the controllables. As humans, […]
