January - 2022 2/4

Reinventing

People spend an exorbitant amount of time and money trying to reinvent the various aspects of their lives. It appears that appearance is...

Getting more real

We have to peel away the layers of ourselves built up from negative life experiences to get to the essence of our "created in the image...

What's real?

Truth can be difficult to find. We easily lose sight of the "big picture" because the world is full of distractions. But, God is real,...

Spiritual combat

Jesus has defeated the enemy. But, the evil one is kicking and screaming to inflict as many casualties as possible. We must fight the...

Getting in the way

We have the unique ability to "overthink" and complicate all aspects of our lives. While somethings are difficult, they don't have to...

Discerning God's Will

Spoke with a group of high school students on the topic last night. I was amazed at their receptiveness and questions. God invites us...

Knowing ourselves

God knows us better than we know ourselves. God can work with our strengths and weaknesses to achieve His will. We only have to let Him....

Resisting the world

God created the world and all things in it to be good. Then enter original sin. There is still good intermingled with not so good to...

In the shade

There is comfort and rest. As children of God we provide this to each other. And when needed we can receive as well. The shade is not...

Branching out

Only with Jesus can we grow and be strong. No one branch is any more or less important than the next. We draw and share love for the...