It’s fascinating to me how the act of giving reaches beyond blessing others and comes back to let you feel just as blessed. I help out as a youth leader at my church. This weekend one of my youth group girls, Miranda, went to her very first formal school dance, prom. As you might be able to remember (or if Read more…
Shame is an unbelievably powerful force. It can cause us to avoid situations and people. It is a powerful, demanding, and terrifying master. It can also disguise itself so that it’s bearer doesn’t recognize it. So often it is confused with guilt or appears to be pride. Maybe what causes our shame is a life-long repeated event, maybe it was a Read more…
I often take great meaning from the music that I listen to. Sometimes I find a song that resonates with me on a special level. This week I have been listening to a song entitled “I Love, You Love” by John Legend. It is simple and powerful. The lyrics ring true for me. It is a profession of love…something that Read more…
“Disgrace is being in a low position (after the enjoyment of favour). The getting that (favour) leads to the apprehension (of losing it), and the losing it leads to the fear of (still greater calamity).”–Lao Tzu A few years back there was a television show called “Avatar: The Last Airbender”. My children and I loved watching the show together as Read more…
