What Does the New Year Mean to you?

For some of us the beginning of a New Year can be utterly agonzing.  It seems like the approaching year leaves us full of regrets about our unfinished business from the year before.  If you’re anything like me that list of items left undone from 2011 is starting to look a lot like the list from 2010 and→

January 20, 2012 435 5

When Christianity Meets Love Meets Disaster…

Love- What is it Good for Anyway? Oh love.  Every great story begins and ends with love.  Take the Bible for example- to me it’s the greatest love story ever told.  It shows us how God has cared for, protected, blessed and often disciplined us as our heavenly Father.  Love is the purest, most innocent emotion we possess. →

September 24, 2011 261 1

God is Faithful… Even when We’re NOT.

I swear  I wake up every morning in awe of God and His love for us. Before I take a shower every morning I have committed my first sin.  Sloth, laziness or as I like to call it- Institutionalized Exhaustion Syndrome (whatever helps us sleep at night right?).  Of course I know God would probably prefer→

August 16, 2011 158 2

God: The Ultimate Protective Factor

The concept of resilience is a psychological principle that defines how people are able to manage and cope with adversity and stress in their lives.  According to the field of psychology one’s ability to weather the storms of life is determined by the number of risk and protective factors that person experiences.  Risk factors are identified as →

June 14, 2011 156 0

The Truth About God: God Allows U-Turns

Some of us have an image of God that makes us forget about His grace and forgiveness.  We imagine Him as an angry, vengeful man that sits up in the heavens all day waiting for opportunities to pour out his wrath on people. We think of God as that man that punishes us when we do something wrong. →

June 10, 2011 194 3

I Turn to You

When you’re feeling down and out as people often do, who do you turn to? Close your eyes and picture that one perfect person that you can always count on…. Now open your eyes… Was your person Jesus? I’m learning that there is no one better to talk to about my slew of problems than→

June 10, 2011 140 1