While on vacation recently, I decided to go to the pool behind the cluster of villas where we were staying. The tranquil pool was surrounded by beautiful trees draped with spanish moss. The path to the pool was a set of square concrete steps sitting atop the ground. The square steps were only about 3-4 inches apart and since my step was about 2-3 feet long, I found my bare feet regularly landing between the concrete steps onto their sharp corners. It was an frustrating and painful exercise to walk …
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Have you ever been driving down the road and all of a sudden noticed a wild driver coming up really fast behind you? If you’re like most people, your attention is suddenly divided between looking forward….to where you’re headed….and looking in your rear view mirror…at the erratic driver behind you. :/ Similarly, when trust is missing in a relationship we tend to spend an inordinate amount of time and energy looking over our shoulder to see if the person in …
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The Bible records a story in John 4 of a Samaritan woman fetching water at a well and her life-changing encounter with Jesus. The setting of the story is at Jacob’s well, where this woman goes each day to get water for drinking, bathing and washing in her home. She returns to that well day after day….coming to the well each day is a chore that seems to have no end. Whereas most Jewish men would not engage or …
If you are like me, you probably have days when you get so wrapped up in life’s rapid-fire events that you leave God out. Everyday events, conflicts, fears, interpersonal clashes, decisions and trials get solved….more or less…on our own. This, to say the least, does not result in the inner peace that God promises us. I am fortunate that in a moment of quiet reflection some time ago, God gave me a image in my mind that was so real I could almost feel it. It was a …
Sitting on our patio recently among the beauty of nature, I looked around as the sun began to set and noticed how quiet it was. Like a magnet, I was drawn to the stillness of the moment. It was the lack of noise that quieted my heart, I am sure. That serene moment seemed to usher in a sense of the presence of God. It had been a long and trying several days, so the silence felt good. God is surely …
Because we live in a broken world, there’s no lack of fear to go around: Fear of getting laid off Fear of the burden of debt Fear of sickness Fear of crime Fear of losing a spouse Fear of failing a class or disappointing someone Fear of losing your home Fear of changes in your way of life due to political policy changes Fear of terrorism Fear of what others think of you Fear of losing status But what about …
A lot has been said and written regarding renewable energy as it relates to sustaining our environment. The use of power sources that are limitless, like the wind and sun, is what “going green” is all about. Businesses talk about sustaining their brand influence, sustaining their culture and their success. Like you, I want to know if the things I am building will last, – whether it’s a business, a marriage, a friendship or a family – can it be …
It seems like I live my work-week and much of my weekends with stress at my side. The stresses and demands of the day often take me off task, they cloud my thinking, interfere with my quiet connectedness to God, they push and edge their way into my life very quickly and at the same time often push my relationship with God out of the picture. While thinking about this during my prayer time one day this week a vivid …