Suddenlies

There is always a long season of waiting that precedes a “suddenly” like this. There are lots of things happening before a ‘suddenly’ that have been underway for a long time.
When You’re Out of Sync, You Sink

Sometimes life just shifts into another gear and you find yourself in a whirlwind of activity and demands.
The temptation when you get into these kinds of seasons is to drop some things that are essential for keeping you afloat.
How to Live Fully Alive in a World the Tends to Suck the Life Out of You

Here’s a well known quote from the Lord of Life himself, Jesus.
“The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly.” John 10:10
Anchor in Heaven

About 17 years ago in 2004, I was in a serious health crisis. I had trigeminal neuralgia (aka “the suicide disease”) and was on the couch in terrible pain for about a year and a half. I had brain surgery, facial paralysis due to complications of that surgery, and a host of other issues with my eyes, ear and mouth.
Living Fully Alive with Jesus at the Center

If we want to live an abundant life, we need to learn to abide in Christ. The first part of the Great Commandment is about loving God first and foremost with our whole being.
5 to Thrive

Jesus said, “…I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:10(b) NASB
God’s Definition of Success

What does it mean to be fruitful? “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
Abiding in Christ –> Guaranteed Success

I knew it was success in the eyes of God not man.
The Power of Attachment

In recent years I’ve been learning a great deal about the importance of attachment. Attachment in the Scriptures is called “hesed” or “chesed” in Hebrew.
Quiet

It takes me a whole day sometimes more to just quiet myself after the craziness of packing and getting out of town.