Grace or Enabling? (The 1 Thing That Makes all the Difference)

The entire Christian faith is built on the concepts of grace, mercy and forgiveness. Therefore, if we’re followers of Christ, we strive to emulate Him.  In addition to these “big three”, we’re also called to love unconditionally, speak the truth in love, and to...

The Circle of Influence

  Humans are funny creatures. We spend the majority of time trying to change things that are out of our control. The truth is, if we look at all the things we can control, they boil down to just three! My thoughts, my feelings, and my actions (which includes my...

When People “Do Wrong”

When People “Do Wrong” Imagine my 5 year-old son steals a candy bar while on a kindergarten field trip I’m chaperoning.  I see it & remove the candy from his backpack without him knowing.  I leave it in the store, and begin creating a plan to...

Manuals (Our Attempt to Control Others)

A manual is an unwritten document we all carry in our minds…for how someone else should think, feel, or act, so that we can feel “better”.  It’s taken us years to draft them.  We started as children, writing in pictures & crayon, based on...