Between the dreams and goals we have in life are these spaces of life called “the waiting”. While we are looking ahead to the next bend in the road, or mending something torn from the last season of our life, there are moments, days, months, and maybe even years of waiting. We all get them. […]
It was 2009, and I was with a group of musicians, pastors, and authors traveling in Italy, ministering in churches and other venues in worship and music. We took a day to sight-see and visit Pompeii, the ancient city near Naples that was completely buried in ash when the volcano, Mt. Vesuvius, blew in 79
It’s the excuse that flies out of my mouth to justify my reasons on almost everything. It’s the same excuse I hear from others around me. It is the final straw, the deciding factor, the ultimate justifier. “I just don’t have the time.” It’s why we don’t exercise, eat well, plan for the future or
My previous blog was about how to be a good house-guest when visiting in another’s home based on what I have learned as both a guest and a host. I thought I would then dedicate this blog to Hosting, and what kinds of things make a guest feel at home. These are not comprehensive for
Summer is just around the corner which means for many of us we are either planning a vacation, weekend getaway, or hosting one. As a family whose home is frequented often by friends and acquaintances, there are a few things I have learned over the years that make hosting a delight, and things that strike
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One of the greatest existential questions asked of the human race today is the question, “What is the purpose of my life?” Somehow we know that we are alive (although some still wonder if they actually exist), but our reason for being alive and our reasons to continue living aren’t always obvious to us– So we ask.
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It was several years ago that I watched an old science video put out by Moody Institute of Science in Chicago, called “Time and Eternity”. It was the first time I had ever been introduced to the sciences that are involved in the study of time and the construct of the period of life we
Ephesians 1:3-14 The Message (MSG) 3-6 How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his
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