I woke up this morning thinking about my meds and how they have helped me until they didn’t. I also thought about how I am sharing my experience with full disclosure, and it’s important to me to remove the stigma of mental illness in general and...
January 6, 2021 I am embarking on a journey to a place I have never been — inside my brain. Over the years I have struggled with crippling depression and sometimes debilitating PTSD. Meds, therapy, healthy lifestyle choices and spiritual practices...
This has happened to me a few times: I set my alarm on my phone for my wake up time. I wake up before the alarm. I forget to cancel the alarm. The alarm goes off in the middle of a phone conversation. Oops — I guess it’s time to wake up. I am aware...
Photo by Allen Taylor on Unsplash Children are taught at an early age to be nice. Get along with others. Share. And don’t fight. As we grow we begin to understand that sometimes we can’t always avoid a fight. I’m only going...
Photo by Roland Lösslein on Unsplash Chaos is noisy. It is distracting. It is consuming. It is promised as part of our journey in this world. John 16:33 – In this world you will have trouble. NIV Ecclesiastes 8:9 – As long as men and...
Photo by ichsan wicaksono on Unsplash Prayer is a big topic. There is an endless supply of books and writings about prayer. What it is, what it can do for you, how to pray to get what you most desire, how to pray the “right way”...
Photo by Mariah Hewines on Unsplash Forgiveness. Sometimes its easy, sometimes its hard. Sometimes its an obvious choice. Other times it makes No Sense At All. Let’s look at a couple scenarios from my life. When I was very young I carried a...
Photo by Fallon Michael on Unsplash Here’s something I’ve learned about worship. It’s not just singing in church. Or it shouldn’t be. It has many facets and takes many forms. It includes every artistic expression. Every...
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash Thanksgiving was just a few weeks ago. Our church choirs first performance of the new season after summer break. But just for fun, let’s add the orchestra, the kids choir, the youth worship team, the...
Photo by the blowup on Unsplas We have a backyard fire pit. It’s a cheapie from Walmart. Tonight is its last fire, because we now have a fire table. It’s awesome. It runs on Propane but will be converted to natural gas when we re...