My 100-Day Plan, Day 2: If … Then
"God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself." Dietrich Bonhoeffer I understood why actor Kirk Cameron came up with a 100-day plan, but why’d I end up with one? God made me an offer I couldn’t turn down before I got too comfortable with the one I’d...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 1: Challenged @ Kirk Cameron’s American Campfire Revival
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” Abraham Lincoln I couldn’t help but laugh at this quote from President Lincoln. It popped up on my screen just moments after I decided my 100-day plan was to blog for 100 days. My decision is a spin-off from actor and filmmaker Kirk Cameron’s American...
The Power of Purpose: When We Live It, Others Are Changed By It
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou Dick was one of the 20 members of my Sunday school class that I began attending in mid-July. A couple of weeks after that, he sat beside me because he arrived late and I’m always on the back...
The Power of Purpose: Love God, Love People
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and … Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-38 NIV Jesus gave us two primary directives: love God and love people. I heard it broken down this simply at the church across the street. I felt desperate to attend an in-person service and they reopened in May. My plan was to go there until...
The Power Of Purpose: What We Focus On
“If you focus on obstacles, then you give them more power. Instead, focus on your purpose, …” Ralph Marston The scarier the world got because of virus outbreaks, violence, and violations of freedom, the more scared I got because it’s what I focused on. It seemed easier to create chaos than to create content for another book...
Making Peace With Mom
“Healing is an inside job.” B. J. Palmer Every Mother’s Day is a reminder of what a counselor told me 39 years ago, “Until you make peace with your mother, you’ll never be at peace with yourself.” After trying and failing to make peace face-to-face with Mom and then with her memory, I tried dismissing his counsel. After all, it’d been...
Grateful to Be Nobody for Jesus (a post about our purpose)
“The evidence for Jesus' resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: First, it is a very unusual event. And second, if you believe it happened, you have to change the way you live.” Wolfhart Pannenberg The title of this blog post inspired by Casting Crowns' song, "Nobody." Every time I hear the word...