Inspired and Unstoppable is my favorite book of the year! I just finished today and couldn’t wait to share it. Like many books I love, it beckoned to me from the bookstore shelves as I walked by. At first I was put off by it’s length (it’s nearly 300 pages), but as I prepared to… Read More
Loving On Me
Managing Every Day Madness With Love
Once again, our nation is overcome with grief. A mall shooting and another mass school shooting has brought us to our knees as we cry out to God for relief from the crushing pain that has penetrated our collective hearts. What in the world would make the shooters hate themselves, and others, so much that… Read More
Are You Paying Attention?!?
Is it possible to really know someone anymore? In our over networked yet under connected society I wonder if we’ve lost sight of the importance of spending time together, hearing a person’s voice and actually taking the time to listen. Technology has done wonders for our world. We can accomplish things in half the time,… Read More
Looking Through The Eyes of the Heart
At just 10 years old, Christopher Duffley has a gift that mesmerizes, encourages and inspires all at once. Yesterday at church as he stood before us singing Open the Eyes of My Heart it was as if all of heaven stood still and took notice. Christopher was singing his heart out to God, and God… Read More
This Messy Thing Called Life!
What an amazing year! As December draws near, I can hardly believe how much life has changed. 2012 will go down as a year I lived fully and completely. Not because it was perfect, but rather because it wasn’t. It was messy, painful, hurtful, crushing, joyful, enlightening, heartwarming, disappointing, energizing, frenetic, and peaceful – sometimes… Read More
Are Poor People Criminals?
Last week a local school district conducted a “poverty simulation” to make students more sensitive to the plight of the poor. As a part of the experience students were allowed to steal to make ends meet. When a friend of mine, Cheryl Jackson (Founder of Minnie’s Food Pantry), expressed outrage over the characterization of poor… Read More