Some of you reading this probably made New Year’s resolutions and have already dropped the ball.  If so that makes you statistically normal, but probably not very happy.  Often times we fail at things because we have a messed up motivation.  Our heart simply isn’t in the task. Reflecting on you motivation whether you have... Read More

In my last post I talked about some literal house cleaning that you may need to do in order to  release emotional baggage from 2008.  This post we are going to take a practical look at reconciling wounds you may have caused.  In some prior posts, I wrote about how to forgive, but some times... Read More

“Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house, or that city, shake the dust off your feet.”  Matthew 10:14 These words came as part of the instruction that Jesus offered his disciples as they were dispatched into the mission field.  As we travel from one year to... Read More

Last night I attended a wedding reception and was talking to a friend who has a brain tumor.  She said she was Sally’s miracle.  I asked her what she was talking about.  She explained to me that Sally (the bride) picks one person each year that she is going to pray for every day for... Read More

Most of us during the transition into a New Year, find ourselves yearning a bit for change.  Over the next few post I will explore how we can best exploit that yearning to make a step forward in our relationship with God.  The principles and practices that I am going to suggest I have used... Read More

PD reader, Laurie, in response to the post Deer Stand Spirituality, mentioned listening to the Bible on her ipod when working out or listening to it while doing housework.  When I was in college during the walkman era of the 80’s, I listened to the New Testament on tape as I was walking campus from... Read More