God in Our Relationships

  • Remembering well is the great antidote to pride, fear, and anxiety.

Remembering: The Great Antidote to Pride, Fear, and Anxiety

To remember well isn’t as much about recalling the past as it is about the hope it gives us for living well in the future. Remembering is the great antidote to pride, fear, and anxiety. I was reminded not long ago of the importance of remembering as my wife and

Remembering: The Great Antidote to Pride, Fear, and Anxiety2023-05-01T16:52:12-05:00

An Unusual Way to Connect With God

If you’re a person of faith as I am you’ve probably learned about ways to connect with God. Where we initiate the connection through Bible reading, prayer, listening to music, appreciating the wonders of creation, and all that.  This month of April though, I’ve been thinking about ways God connects

An Unusual Way to Connect With God2023-03-31T11:47:10-05:00
  • Life-giving conversation

The Most Life-Giving Conversation of My Life

It happens every year at this time. Yesterday, April 4th, was the anniversary of the most life-giving conversation of my life.  I can’t think of April 4th without thinking of Carol Steward and what she told me that day. Carol was my wife Janet’s roommate in college and maid of

The Most Life-Giving Conversation of My Life2023-03-29T08:38:50-05:00
  • Give people the gift of hope

200: Give People the Gift of Hope

One relationship principle I’ve come to appreciate over time is the power of giving people the gift of hope when they have so little of it themselves. It’s when you burn brightly with hope for others when their own hope is but a dying ember. In several recent

200: Give People the Gift of Hope2023-03-17T09:16:18-05:00
  • Bible reading plan

193: The Underachievers Bible Reading Plan for 2023

Last week’s episode, number 192, was about my pick for word for the year: Read. If you’re not much of a reader and can only tackle one book this year, I suggest read the Bible. Some people follow a Bible Reading plan that gets them through the entire

193: The Underachievers Bible Reading Plan for 20232023-01-07T11:46:42-06:00
  • The Christmas story for 2022 is All About Jesus

190: The Christmas Story In 2022

The Christmas story in 2022, as with the first one centuries ago, is all about Jesus. Mary treasured all its many details, thought about them often, and pondered them in her heart. May we do the same. Here's the original Christmas story as recorded in Luke's Gospel, just

190: The Christmas Story In 20222022-12-16T14:31:46-06:00
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