How does it feel to go to God and confess your sin? Do you feel weary (same old thing)? Do you feel ashamed (God is not happy with me)? Do you feel relieved (I am forgiven)? Do you feel joy? I remember messing up some tasks that were new to...

Our kids wore a path around the house when they were young. Sometimes they were just playing in the yard. Sometimes Gwen sent them outside to burn off energy with, “Go run around the house five times.” Sometimes there were competitions as to who could be the fastest. Regardless, this...

Jesus is dependable. He shows up. God’s Word is filled with promises that our Lord is with us. I love how David poetically captures the presence of our God (Psalm 139:7-12 NLT): Where can I go from your Spirit?    Where can I flee from your presence?If I go up to the heavens, you...

I read that it was Blue Monday two days ago. I didn’t know Blue Monday was a thing. As far as musical genres go, I like the blues. Those two sentences are not necessarily related. Whether you feel blue or like the blues, please keep reading. Blue Monday? Some psychologist decided...

Thanksgiving sets the table for transformation. And I don’t mean that if you eat too much, you’ll have trouble buttoning up your pants.  Thankfulness sets the table for transformation by shifting the attitude of our hearts to gratitude and away from grab-i-tude. You know, grabbing your rights and your self-centered...