I hadn't gotten past the introduction in the current Audible book I'm listening to "Vertical Church" by James McDonald when I had the thought "Too often we allow horizontal relationships with others to be a substitute for the vertical relationship with God." Immediately one might think of spouse or children in this role, but my... Continue Reading →
The word leaped from the reading that I was listening to this morning, Christine Caine's new book Unexpected "Stalled." I don't remember if the word following was faith or hope, listening while I get ready for work often means I listen to some books over and over to get the full impact; but the... Continue Reading →
I hear a lot about culture in my life. I live in what is called a melting pot area as we have people from all different nationalities pour into our community on a regular basis. Many people want those moving in to the community to conform to our culture. At work we talk about the... Continue Reading →
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 NLT Last year I read an amazing book by Mark Batterson called Soul Print: Discovering Your Destiny. One of the chapters focused on the Fruit of... Continue Reading →
POD #6: What do you do that no longer serves you? What do you do that no longer serves you? What are you getting out of doing it? Are you attached to that? What would it take for you to release it? And who would you be, if you released it? This prompt could not... Continue Reading →
I've been keeping a secret. It was a startling discovery. I suppose I have done a good job as people seem surprised by the revelation. People I thought knew me pretty well. At the same time, it has saddened me that people don't really know me. It is mostly my fault; despite being an open book.... Continue Reading →
Searching. I spend a lot of time searching. I search for things I have lost or misplaced. I search for things because I can't remember something. I love to search for information and resources. I am the go to person for "Can you find...?" or "Do you know....?" I can get lost in the search of... Continue Reading →
I've been married for seventeen years. This is our second marriage to each other so we have been through a few things. Nicki Koziarz said about acceptance “we can either go through it or grow through it.” I believe that when we go through things, we tend to repeat them until we grow through them. I... Continue Reading →
Sunday my pastor started a series called Praying Effectively. It was one of those messages from God's heart to mine - a spanking, wrapped in the biggest type of hug. God reminding me of the dream that He placed inside of me, and my failure to act on it. It is there in the back... Continue Reading →
I hear a lot about people failing to live up to their full potential, failing to step out in to their true purpose. Usually it is tied to fear of failure or fear of rejection. I have tried to say that has been what holds me back, I mean if I couldn't identify it, it... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 