DEVOTIONS November 27 – December 2 Monday, November 27 – “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge.” (2 Peter 1:5) Being a follower of Jesus means that you’re constantly learning and growing. This isn’t a “Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt” kind of thing. …
BLOG Cogito, Ergo Sum cogito, ergo sum, (Latin: “I think, therefore I am) is a statement coined by the French mathematician and philosopher Rene Descartes in his Discourse on Method (1637) as a first step in demonstrating the attainability of certain knowledge. If you kept track of the thoughts that went through your mind …
DEVOTIONS November 20 – 25 Monday, November 20 – “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” (James 3:17) Be thank-full for the wisdom that comes from heaven. For the wisdom that comes from this world, is the …
BLOG “Seems” I’ve heard it said that happy people don’t give offense or take offense. Well, if that’s true, then it doesn’t seem like there are many happy people out there. Because it seems like every time I turn on the TV, scroll Facebook or read a blog, people seem to be giving offense to …
DEVOTIONS November 13 – 18 Monday, November 13 – “A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This to, I see, is from the hand of God.” (Ecclesiastes 2:24) Fun-Tervention Rule #3 – Enjoy both wealth and the capacity to enjoy it right here, right …
BLOG An “A Ha” Moment Why is it that some people, like children, find it so easy to be present in any given moment? Find it easy to have fun? Find it easy to enjoy the life they have? Instead of striving, straining and worrying about the life they don’t have? These questions led …
DEVOTIONS November 6 – 11 Monday, November 6 – “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.” (Acts 4:32) A basic truth of being a follower of Jesus is that you own nothing. You are no longer …
BLOG A Random Connection Have you ever had a random thought just pass through your mind and you can’t seem to let it go? You try to focus on something else. You try to do something else. But your mind keeps coming back to that random thought? You finally give in to your mind …
DEVOTIONS October 30 – November 4 Monday, October 30 – “But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine! ‘Let us eat and drink,’ you say, for tomorrow we die!” (Isaiah 22:13) You may read this verse to say, live now because you …
BLOG Overcoming Enigmas Have you ever noticed that, more often than not, life simply doesn’t make sense? So many things happen to you, by you and around you that just make you say “Hmm?” Life is an enigma – a mystery. Yes, there are times when we all think that we’ve got this whole …
