Are Passion & Purpose Anti-Christian?

Are Passion and Purpose Anti-Christian? If you know me at all, you know that one thing that gets me fired up is people making blanket statements declaring something “evil” that God meant for good. This week, I saw two different sources proclaim that...

Finding Serenity

Finding Serenity I’m not a big fan of memorized prayers. They feel unnatural to me. After all, there’s no one on this planet who I convey the same memorized, rehearsed message to on a regular basis! I’m pretty sure if I had the same scripted conversation...

Who you hang with matters!

It Matters Who You Hang With! Humans were created for fellowship…with God and each other. There’s been lots of buzz about “finding your tribe” in the past several years, because we all know who we hang with matters!  There’s a high...

How Models Reflect God’s Creation

  The concept of the model I teach is not new to most people.  Somewhere among the exorbitant volume of information we consume, you’ve likely heard it said that your thoughts create your feelings, your feelings drive your actions, and your actions create...

Obedience

Obedience As a kid, I hated the phrase “because I said so”. I’m a words girl, so I wanted more words than that.As a parent I know it’s good when kids ask questions because it helps them learn reasoning, and strengthens the relationship between...

The Origin of Negative Thoughts

We all have stories that we think repeatedly about ourselves and our abilities.  Even people with high self-esteem or confidence, still experience plenty of ongoing negative thoughts…about the things we’re not good at, the things we don’t think we’re...