According to a study by Columbia University, there are significant benefits to sitting down to eat a meal as a family. The study concludes that when we eat more meals sitting down together good things happen. …”everyone eats healthier meals, kids are less likely to be obese, smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, try marijuana….their grades will improve, they’ll talk more…there will be less stress and tension at home and your child will feel like you’re proud of them….” Just as …
Tag: Father’s Love
At the entrance to Wal-Mart and other stores this time of year, you’ll hear the familiar Salvation Army bell ringing on behalf of the voiceless…for those in need. Perhaps you’ll be inclined to give an extra gift or two….maybe even bake something for a neighbor or donate items to a charity. This heart of giving to others is what Christmas foretells. Christ coming to earth to give the gift of salvation and redemption to each of us…..to bridge the gap …
One day while driving home from a meeting, as I approached the top of a hill, I was suddenly face-to-face with blinding sunlight. Everything became hazy with a yellow tint. In an instant, I was unable to see the normal colors of the world around me – everything was a goldish blur as the sun streamed in. I finally put on my sunglasses and was then able to see the full range of colors and I could stop squinting. At …
If you haven’t seen it, the TV show Undercover Boss is a refreshing and entertaining perspective on how Bosses come to better appreciate the people and processes that make up their business. In the show a CEO goes “undercover” (in disguise – see picture on left) usually taking on an entry-level job at their company in order to better understand what’s happening “out in the real world” where customers are. As a result of being out in the field, the CEO invariably …
The story of David Montgomery’s quest to fill an empty place in his heart. His efforts to find peace and calm for his soul through sports, women, drinking, work success, more education, drugs and then back to sports proved to be lacking in long-term impact. David was unsettled and unhappy with life until he found true lasting peace. …
According to research, the average American is bombarded by somewhere between 247 to 850 commercial messages per day. Some research puts the number near 3,000 messages per day. Do all these messages have an effect on you? How do you react to such a massive earful telling us to….”Get it now!”, “Have it now!”, “Get thin!”, “Invest here!”, “Buy it here!”? Such a huge number of messages tend to make me consider one of two things: 1) I do …
Life has been called a journey and at times it can seem like a very long and winding one. In Proverbs 5, the Bible says “for a man’s ways are in full view of the Lord and he examines all his paths”. During times in my life when I was less interested in God, this verse spooked me. I thought….”all of my ways are in full view of God? — holy &#@>… I’m in deep trouble”. Since some of …
Anne Caffey’s Wounded Heart Ministry, based in Alpharetta, GA, is an effective counseling service with years of experience working with God and the Holy Spirit to help others who are trapped in hurtful behavior, are in difficult family environments and are hurting. Anne has a special ability to listen well and get to the root of family, personal and spiritual issues using biblical principles. She can be contacted at: 770-778-7266 woundedheartministry@gmail.com 5600 Cannonero Drive Alpharetta, GA 30005 …
It’s crazy if you think about it. The God of the universe — the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and e-minor — loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you’ve verbalized it yet or not . . . we all know something’s wrong. Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you …
Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear. They’re talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison and slams the doors. Wouldn’t it be …