Today is the first day of Advent! Advent 2021 begins on Sunday, November 28th. Each week a different candle will be lit. This guide will tell you which candle to light and what it means. Not all traditions follow the same schedule, but this is the format I prefer. There are many ways to celebrate… Continue reading 2021 Advent Guide
This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. I have a fear of failure. It has stopped me from trying things so many times in my life. One of my first memories of letting fear guide me happened when I was only 8 years old. My family saved up… Continue reading Fear
This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. Yikes! This one is hard. I’ve been here before - worn out. I was here when I was first starting the podcast. Things were going great for this podcasting newbie. I was learning well, I was meeting new people who were… Continue reading Pride
This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. Have you ever tried to drive a car with an empty gas tank? It doesn’t work! It won’t go! Have you ever run out of gas while driving? I’m a little embarrassed to say that I have! Remember how I said… Continue reading Burnout
This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. If the devil can’t make you bad, he will make you busy. You can choose some real garbage things to fill your time with. But, you can also choose some really good things - family, friends, work, church, volunteering, etc. You… Continue reading Being Busy
Who is tired of talking about how difficult 2020 was? Who thinks 2021 isn’t so great either? I heard Christine Caine say that instead of talking about the horror of the pandemic/politics/social injustice of 2020, she and her family choose to see how God carried them through 2020. I like that and I’m ready to… Continue reading No More 2020
You are enough! It's a nice self-soothing thought. And, in one way, it's true. God made you in His image for a certain purpose. You don't have to try to be something you aren't. You are enough...in that sense. Episode 8 comes from a retreat where I spoke last spring. The theme of the retreat… Continue reading The One with Enough