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Life Changing Tip:
Have the Conversation with the Right Person!
We need to have conversations with the people we're supposed to have conversations with. This didn't come out of my head -- I wish it did. It's brilliant. But I have to give credit to T.D. Jakes. I heard him say it in an interview, and it changed my life. And now, I...
The Habits That Are Getting You NOWHERE!
A few years ago, my therapist told me, "Stop doing anything you can't be happy about." I thought, Really? Are you serious? Who is happy clappy about everything? I hate cleaning the bathroom. But I do it. I detest cleaning out the refrigerator every week. But I do it....
Can We Skip to the Good Part?
YES. Yes We Can.
I read a quote a few weeks ago by E.Stanley Jones that said, "If you don't surrender to God, don't think you don't surrender. Everybody surrenders to something." It's true that we always surrender. And unless it's to the Lord, it's never to anything good. There are so...
Redemption Isn’t by Accident
My friend Judi and I were having a deep conversation one day about redemption and the importance of partnering with God to allow Him to redeem even the most painful circumstances in our lives. Judi said something I had never thought of before, and it immediately...
Marginless Living:
When a Surprise Makes You Throw Up
My husband Larry bounded into my office at work, carrying my suitcase. "You're all packed!" he said with a smile. "Grab your purse and let's go!" "Where are we going?" I asked, bewildered that he was at my workplace in the middle of the day. "I'm taking you away on a...
I Don’t Care How Gifted You Are.
How Do You Love?
I know a church where a family that are members of the church treat people in an unloving way. They cause drama on a day to day basis as well as problems in situations like church business meetings. They are the biggest gossips in the church. Down through the years,...
Have Your Gifts Become an Idol?
It was a sad day in my pastoral journey years ago when I had to ask a musician on a worship team I led to step off of the church worship team for a season due to a moral failure. He became angry and responded with, “This is my way of worshipping God. How am I...
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