Suddenlies

brown tree under blue sky during daytime

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

a chair floating in the water

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.

Anchor in Heaven

a broken umbrella sitting on top of a sandy beach

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

selective focus photography of purple grapes at daytime

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

a single flower that is growing out of the ground

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

God’s Definition of Success

in flight dove

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.”

The Power of Attachment

person holding baby feet

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

person sitting on green grass field near body of water during daytime

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