God is showing me that I can either worship Him or other people’s opinions, but I cannot do both. I think this is part of what it means in Exodus 34:14 (NIV) when it says, “Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” We cannot serve more…
I once attended a workshop at the local Holistic Chamber of Commerce where one of the presenters talked about the difference between skill and purpose. The gist of what she said was, “Just because you are good at something, does not mean it is your calling.” I don’t remember most of her talk or…
I am a sinner. That is an indisputable and undeniable fact. I sin many times every day. I sin in ways I don’t even see or understand. It is part of my nature and I will be a sinner until the day I die because one sin is too many when standing face-to-face with…
I want to be a kinder person. I want to be gentler and slower to anger. I want to be more tender and compassionate. I want to listen more than I talk, and I want to create a more peaceful and less violent world around me. I want these things because I believe that…