Being On Fire Can Make Us Bold
What Is It That Lights Your Fire? Stepping out into the unknown can be scary. Whether it’s starting a new job, speaking in front of a crowd, or sharing our faith. Pastor Lisa’s message over the past several weeks has focused on Pentecost. This is when Jesus shared the Holy Spirit with His followers to […]
What Does It Mean to be Productive?
Wouldn’t We All Like to Know That We discussed productivity in this week’s mastermind. I initiated this topic with the group and there was a lot of good discussion. This is a topic that has been in the forefront of my world recently. It comes from some of my recent posts of routines and journaling. […]
Being Born Again is a Clean Start
The First Step on a Journey This past week we observed Independence Day here in America. This is the celebration of our freedom from being ruled over by a tyrannical king. This new start came at a cost and wasn’t easy to achieve. It took time to get there. Our spiritual freedom is the same. […]
How You Journal Is Up to You
Here’s How I Do It Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked about what it means to journal and why so few people do it. One of the things I’ve concluded is that guys see journaling more like a diary. Keeping a diary seems more like something a girl would do … not very manly. […]
The Battle of the Voices
Which One Will You Listen To? There are two voices competing for our attention. Right and wrong, good and bad, Holy Spirit and the world. This is like the cartoons with an angel sitting on one shoulder and the Devil sitting on the other. Both are talking to us, trying to convince us we should […]
When Your Calendar Gets Hijacked
Why Flexible Rigidity Isn’t Just a Nice Idea, But a Survival Skill Today was not the day I planned. I was going to share more about journaling and how it helps me be more productive. Sometimes things just don’t go as planned. Have you ever had one of those days where your calendar might as […]
How Do We Explain What We Don’t See?
Some Things Are Just Hard to Explain Life is full of things that are hard to explain. Things that happen without any clear understanding or tangible concrete evidence. I can’t explain how this computer that I’m writing this post on works, but it does. It’s amazing how this happens. Pastor Lisa started a sermon series […]
Why Do So Few People Journal?
I Don’t Know, But Here’s Why I Do It Last week, we discussed what journaling is and its benefits. There are several positive things that can come from journaling. I shared how I started, and this week I want to talk about how my journaling has changed over the years, and how it helps me […]
What Do You Trust In?
It Takes Courage to Have Faith Trust and Obey is a well know song that I remember singing in church as a kid. Of course, there are some older than I, whom I’m sure also remember it. It has been around since 1887 after all. To trust and obey can be hard. Especially if we […]
What Does it Mean to Journal?
Here’s Why I Do It Journaling. What does it really mean to journal? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. I journal three times a day and I’ve been doing this consistently for a little over twelve years. But why? Before then, I had made a few weak attempts at journaling. But […]