Benefits of a Close Friend Inviting someone into your inner circle is not an easy thing to do. Most of us have been burned throughout life. Studies have shown how a close friendship can have a major impact on your health and well-being. Understanding the benefits of a friend can lead to the importance of having a friend. “A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten…..
Fear Aint In This House Do bad things seem to follow you wherever you go? Scriptures tell of a man who lived in the shadow of his fears and anxieties. His name was Lot and he lived in an environment that was headed for destruction (Sodom and Gomorrah). Through divine assistance he had an opportunity to leave his past and move on to something much greater, but his fear (False Expectations Appearing Real) continued to control him as he…..
Picture a train track with 2 tunnels ahead. One tunnel is a tunnel of fear (False Expectations Appearing Real) and the second tunnel is a tunnel of faith (Fear Aint In This House). The walls inside the tunnel govern our thoughts and the direction our thoughts lead us. Both tunnels lead to somewhere and have significant results that impact our life. Let’s look at a few of the differences. Faith leads to freedom and fear leads to bondage. Faith leads…..
Change Your Habits (Part 1) Don’t be a Rocking Horse Life is racing by and we are an extremely busy society. We are burning up hours, days, months, and years without purpose while the cemeteries are being filled with unused potential. A rocking horse keeps moving, but doesn’t go anywhere while carving a rut. Today we focus on changing the habits in our lives that have carved ruts, and then we will focus on letting go of the old…..
Doing the Right Thing I just read a recent story that captured my heart. It involves a 19-year-old college basketball player who has inoperable brain cancer. The NCAA gave special permission for two colleges to begin play before the normal starting date. The results of “doing the right thing” filled an arena, a state, a nation, and a world that is in desperate need of hope and purpose. The cloud of an act of kindness rains and soaks those who…..
What is Missing in a World of Anger I have been responding to critical events for 38 years and some of those in many different countries. The saddest events of all are the premeditated attacks that have focused on murderous acts that include kids. As a first responder and counselor, my heart breaks for the survivors of these tragic circumstances. There is nothing more difficult in life than having our children fall prey to violent acts of crime let alone…..
Be an Olympian TRAIN As our family is glued to the Olympics rooting on the World’s top athletes, I am inspired by their individual stories and commitment that prepares these athletes to do their best as they compete. But what is even more compelling than the highest ski jump, the elegant figure skating, the fastest bobsled, and the flare and flash of snowboarding is the Olympic spirit that runs in their veins. The timeless wisdom of the Bible offers 5…..
A Permanent Marker One of my favorite tools in life is a is a small dry erase board. It is the size of a small picture you could hang on a wall. I have particularly grown fond of its use in teaching and coaching. In teaching, an overhead projector allows me to send information by simply wiping the dry erase board between the messages. In coaching from the sideline, the dry erase board allows me to send in plays one…..
A Permanent Marker One of my favorite tools in life is a is a small dry erase board. It is the size of a small picture you could hang on a wall. I have particularly grown fond of its use in teaching and coaching. In teaching, an overhead projector allows me to send information by simply wiping the dry erase board between the messages. In coaching from the sideline, the dry erase board allows me to send in plays one…..
5 Lessons from a Pencil We all need to be constantly sharpened throughout our life. We are all uniquely created with the ability to leave a mark. Through God’s favour and mercy, our mistakes are erased and we are given the opportunity to correct and move forward. Never allow yourself to sink into discouragement and think your life can’t change. You are significant. I read this several years ago and have not been able to credit the author. It…..