Yesterday, I wrote an article on forgiving others that was spurred by a conversation with a good friend.  The conclusion of that article suggested that it is simply more relaxing and enjoyable for you to forgive than to do anything else.
This conclusion, though, begs the question, “When I forgive, does everything go back to the [...]

I suppose that the key to being able to forgive just might lie in the ability of the wounded party to understand what pardon brings to them.
It’s human nature to nurse a grudge and it just feels good.  For a while.  I always enjoy that (self)righteous feeling of the moral high ground.  Too bad, I [...]

 

Before I get to the steps, let me hasten to say that they are not original to me, but I heard them in a recorded sermon almost 20 years ago.  You might note, then, they were quite memorable.  Sadly, I can’t remember the pastor who preached the sermon, so as much credit as I can [...]

I drove home from Church Sunday after worshiping together with the Skelly Drive family for the first time in two weeks.  A blizzard had hit and knocked us out of our Christmas Eve service and later the Sunday morning service on the 27th.  The latter service being canceled kept everyone from being together, though our [...]

Last week my baby daughter – the pink princess – turned 13.  She’s been moving too quickly toward this date for some time, but there is no help for it now.  Both my kids are teenagers.
Serving for 19+ years in Youth Ministry kept me younger and more able to relate, but that only goes so [...]

The first thing that you should know about running a 5k… check that… about me running a 5k, is that cycling doesn’t translate to running.  They are based on a different set of muscle groups.  When a runner or a cyclist crosses over to the other discipline they will find a jump in their heart [...]

This is the overview of my daily ride.
Click on the picture to go to the interactive map at LiveStrong.com.

My best time was 53:30 until I started knocking it down this week.  I took two minutes off of that on Monday morning to lower it to 51:30 and then another 15 seconds Tuesday afternoon to lower [...]

I’ve been teaching through the Gospel of Matthew on Sunday nights for quite some time now.  I mentioned a few weeks ago that the congregation may have picked up on the theme of Jesus being at odds with the legalism of the Pharisees.
Legalism is not solely a religious issue, however, even our relationships with God [...]

Lately, I’ve seen several people stepping out after the arriving at the conclusion that God was calling them to do something.  Some have left jobs, others have left the country.
Just curious.
What was the last thing you did that was risky because you believed God wanted you to do it?