2024-04-17 21:51
Righteous? Yeah, right.
What goes through your mind when you hear the word “righteous”?
Do you think of someone ‘better than the rest of us’… Read More
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I write about mental and emotional wellness, recovery, identity in Christ, and spiritual growth.
2024-04-08 21:33
Name That Tune
My favorite Christian artist is Mandisa. She began her career in 2005 when she auditioned for the TV show “American Idol.” During her auditio… Read More
2024-03-25 20:11
What’s In A Name?
Within the pages of the Bible is a short book, only four chapters long, and it describes one of the most famous romances of all time. Its author is unnamed… Read More
2024-03-11 21:30
Time To Tidy Up
Ah, Spring! The season for warmer weather, increased sunshine, and new growth. Time to throw open the windows and fill the house with fresh air… Read More
2024-01-30 23:17
Stop The World, I Wanna Get Off!
Have you ever felt like that? I know I have. For much of my life I was a workaholic, following my dad’s example. I was working s… Read More
2024-01-30 23:15
Next Stop: The Desert
Did you know that the word “wilderness” occurs nearly 300 times in the Bible? Many people in the Bible had a wilderness experience– A… Read More
2024-01-01 18:23
Winter: Yea or Nay?
Ah, winter: perhaps the most controversial of all the seasons. Unlike the others, winter is a season that you either love or hate.
Take my wife, f… Read More
2023-11-11 22:46
What Does Thanksgiving Mean To You?
Thanksgiving is a special time of year for a lot of reasons. For some it’s the launch of the holiday season. These people know that… Read More
2023-11-03 22:31
More Than A National Holiday
It comes every November: Thanksgiving Day. For many Americans it’s a day to gather with family and friends, stuff yourself on delicious fo… Read More
2023-10-17 18:29
Riding the Anxiety Rollercoaster
Have you been feeling a bit anxious lately? If so, you’re not alone. Are you feeling guilty for having those feelings? Don&rsquo… Read More
2023-10-13 21:39
Stop The World, I Wanna Get Off!
In my younger years I was a workaholic, following the example of my dad. In those days I was working six days a week. Sundays were spent… Read More
2023-10-03 20:28
October Is Mental Health Awareness Month
Not so long ago, mental health was not a proper topic of conversation for most people. The pandemic of 2020 changed all that… Read More
2023-09-07 19:17
Let’s face it, we all have days where we feel less than perfect about ourselves. Our hair just doesn’t seem to fall right, or our clothes are ill-fitting. The d… Read More
2023-09-06 21:34
Happy Rebirthday!
My rebirthday is coming up in a few weeks.
Yes, you read that right. For those of you who have never heard of the term, a rebirthday is the day you… Read More
2023-09-05 19:12
Hooray For Fall (Or Is It Autumn?)
The seasons of the earth are God’s idea. Genesis 8:22 declares, “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, an… Read More
2023-08-09 21:40
Do You Have Low Self Esteem?
Self esteem is your own view of yourself, your capabilities, and your attributes. Low self esteem can be devastating to an individual’s personal… Read More
2023-08-07 20:16
3 Core Emotional Needs
I first heard about Alex Howard when I attended his online Trauma Super Conference, a free annual event. After struggling with chronic fatigue, trauma and a… Read More
2023-07-21 20:22
Miracles Still Happen
A miracle happened to me shortly after I got saved. I call it a miracle because I don’t know how else to describe it.
I was 18 years old, l… Read More
2023-07-11 22:14
If you have any contact with social media, you’ve noticed how everyone is striving to be perfect. Suddenly you can’t post a selfie without at least one filter or go out for… Read More
2023-07-11 21:33
God’s Hall of Faith
Hebrews 11 is a concise summary of major events in the history of Israel. It’s often called “God’s Hall of Faith,” and reads… Read More
2023-06-30 19:23
Hot Fun In The Summer Sun
What comes to mind when you think of summer? For some it’s beaches and pools, barbecues and games, family and friends. For others it’s… Read More
2023-06-13 20:21
Do You Know Your Identity In Christ?
Good things do come in small packages. Jesus taught using stories called parables, and some of them are quite short– but incredibly pote… Read More
2023-06-07 20:31
Remember Paul Harvey?
Years ago there was a famous newscaster named Paul Harvey who often reported on little-known stories from history. He always closed his radio shows with… Read More
2023-05-09 20:38
On the Road to Jericho
Have you ever heard “It’s all in the details”? The quote comes from creative genius Walt Disney, and it’s a good thing to keep in mi… Read More
2023-04-22 20:26
Why May Is A Special Month
May is always a special month for me.
There are a couple of reasons for that. My birthday is in May — feel free to send gifts
The sec… Read More
2023-04-08 21:31
Burdened With Emotional Baggage?
Right on page 2 of his book The Source of My Strength, author and pastor Charles Stanley wrote a paragraph that almost took my breath away. He was… Read More
2023-03-28 21:26
Don’t Set Perfection As Your Goal
You may think this title doesn’t make any sense. “Embracing imperfection? Who wants to be imperfect?” you may ask. … Read More
2023-03-14 20:23
A Time To Every Purpose
When I was in junior high (what we now call middle school), one of my favorite songs was “Turn, Turn, Turn” by the Byrds. I loved the harmonies… Read More
2023-03-07 21:41
Let The Son Shine
I’m sure you’ve heard of the new film released last month called Jesus Revolution. It tells the true story of the Jesus People Movement, a youth-cent… Read More
2023-02-06 22:25
You May Not Even Realize It
You see it in the news regularly. It’s a worldwide problem, and the more technology develops, the faster it grows. T… Read More
2023-01-31 22:18
There isn’t a person alive who hasn’t had that thought. We all have areas in our lives that we would like to see changed.
I recently read an interesting book called Ch… Read More
2023-01-14 21:39
My Introduction To The Bible
The night I gave my heart to Christ, the woman who had led me in prayer gave me a New Testament. She wrote the date on the inside cover, saying, &ldquo… Read More
2023-01-06 20:21
“New Year, New You?”
New Year’s Day has come and gone. But my inbox is still overflowing with emails urging me to set resolutions so I can improve my life and ma… Read More
2022-12-11 23:52
Joy To The World?
I sighed as I turned off the news broadcast. More gloom and doom. Same as yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that, and…
Here we are… Read More
2022-11-29 21:01
I’ve got a confession to make.
I’m feeling kind of sad right now.
I know why. It’s the holiday blues, and for me it happens every year.
You see, my parents… Read More
2022-11-10 20:25
What God Can Do
When I came to Christ as a troubled teen, I had a very negative view of life in general and myself in particular. Years of verbal and emotional abuse and rejection… Read More
2022-11-10 20:25
What God Can Do
When I came to Christ as a troubled teen, I had a very negative view of life in general and myself in particular. Years of verbal and emotional abuse and rejection… Read More
2022-11-01 22:17
“Let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe” (Hebrews 12:28b).
Did you know that starting your day with gratitude and thanksgiving is one of th… Read More
2022-10-15 16:16
This morning I woke up feeling depressed. It’s a gray day outside, but that’s not the reason.
Last night I dreamed I was back in high school, being bullied again… Read More
2022-10-10 22:07
Six Tips For Improving Your Mental Health
There’s a saying that goes, “Sometimes the worst place to be is in your own head.” Never has there been any time in history w… Read More
2022-09-15 18:04
An Epidemic of Hopelessness
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. There’s been a lot of talk in the media about it, and that’s a good thing. For… Read More
2022-09-06 22:03
As I write this, September has begun, and we are transitioning from a blistering summer to a breezy fall. The sunflowers are drooping and fading while the mums are about to burst… Read More
2022-08-13 17:29
Remember The Byrds?
Back in my childhood (and no, we’re not talking about the Dark Ages, unless you’re thinking of the internet, in which case– oh, never mind) there wa… Read More
2022-08-02 23:05
Finding Hope In Hard Times
Life often seems to be a constant fluctuation of emotional highs and lows. As sure as the sun rises and sets each day, there are going to be peaks… Read More
2022-07-14 20:04
Anxious Times
Even as a Christian, it’s hard not to be anxious while watching the evening news. War, inflation, pandemic, mass shootings…the list seems endless. … Read More
2022-07-09 21:37
Life-Changing…Really?
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “It was a life-changing experience!” And it’s probably true that the phrase is often u… Read More
2022-06-18 20:27
Can I See Your ID?
I got saved in 1973 during the height of the Jesus People movement which swept across the country from the West Coast to the East Coast. Like many, I was a very… Read More
2022-06-17 19:49
If you do a search in the Books category of Amazon.com for “identity in Christ,” you’ll come up with over 1,000 results. “Who I am in Christ” has b… Read More
2022-05-21 19:21
“I hate my job!” How many times have you heard someone say that? Perhaps they’re expressing frustration with employment that they don’t enjoy… Read More
2022-05-14 19:59
My wife and I recently purchased a plot at a local cemetery. We’re in no hurry to move in, of course. It’s just a practical bit of advance preparation.
We only n… Read More
2022-04-09 21:57
“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.” — I Corinthians 3:6 (NIV)
As I look out my window, the forsythia is starting to b… Read More
2022-04-09 19:52
Touch-Me-Not
Last week my wife had a heart procedure and needed several days of quiet rest. A few days later I got this email from a dear friend: “Hello! I don&rs… Read More
2022-03-13 20:51
A transformed life begins with an encounter with God. The Bible has many testimonials of people whose lives were forever changed by God, but perhaps one of the most dramatic and un… Read More
2022-02-25 17:53
Perhaps you’ve noticed the Celtic cross in my logo. It’s a reference to both my Savior and my ancestry. I’m mostly Irish (with a little German thrown in, c… Read More
