Spoiler alert, nothing I say tonight will be about you improving your behavior to get something from God. In times past when I heard this verse from Haggai, my mind immediately shifted to what improvements I needed to make. I used to think it was a condemnation so I didn’t “consider my ways” very often.…
On Monday I sat down dutifully to write my blog. I began writing with a vague concept in mind and continued on until the first paragraph was completed. Then, it happened. I’m not sure if it was because I had not written a blog in several weeks or the subject matter I chose, but there…
It may not have occurred to you before, but life is a learning adventure. We have this life that we may experience and grow and learn and more often than we may think, unlearn. Living life each day affords us almost endless opportunities to learn new things. Our learning is certainly not confined to childhood.…
I think of all the questions in the world that you could ask a person, none quite holds the significance as the one above; are you blessed? Blessed at its core generally refers to the blessings that people receive from God. Accordingly, many people claim to be blessed and perhaps, rightly so. Some folks are…
Us human beings have this uncanny approach to life whereby we tend to acclimatize ourselves to our surroundings and habituate a large portion of our existence. When we were young, everything was new and exciting. There was a whole world out there to explore and we looked forward with excited anticipation to where we might…