I’ve have been thinking lately how we allow our negative thoughts and attitudes to control our lives. It’s so easy to do. And, it is the opposite of faith–the opposite of trusting God. These negative leanings are automatic and they don’t go away very easily. We struggle wondering if they are true or false, God […]
Stop Parenting
Today we have a guest blogger, my friend, Shawnda Myers. During our small group she shared the following thoughts about dealing differently with adult children that are still at home. I liked what she said so well, I asked her permission to put her ideas into a blog. “STOP PARENTING” From Shawnda Myers When our […]
Beginning a Joy Group-How I Facilitate Mine
Joy Groups are beginning to spread and a friend asked me recently if I could write up something about how I facilitate my Joy Group. But first let me answer the question, “What is a Joy Group?” A Joy Group is a group based on material from Life Model Works, materials that teach how God […]
Surrendering Control–Giving Up the Outcome
A friend and I were talking recently about what “surrendering control” means. It was an enlightening discussion. We first talked about what she had been taught to believe about God being in control. It’s as if He is both sovereign and powerful but has given up His power to man’s free will, an easily misunderstood […]
Faith–Getting to Know “The Ice”
After talking this morning with a friend who has been out of work for almost a year, I was thinking about faith. Through the years, I’ve asked myself many questions about faith, such as “What is faith? Why does it matter? What makes it so important?” Hebrews, chapter eleven, verse one gives us a definition: […]
Musings on Jesus and the Six Negative Emotions
As I was reading in Matthew this morning, as is so often the case, something new jumped out at me. In Chapter 14 we read the story of John the Baptist being beheaded. I’ve read it countless times but never really named the emotion for Jesus’ reaction in verse 13 even though I had the […]