Faith

Have you ever been faced with making an important decision, and your emotions were all over the place? How in the world do you keep your body out of stress mode and live an emotionally healthy life in a world laced with negativity … not to mention life’s unpredictable twists and turns? A number of years ago when we lived …

I have asked this question to myself millions of times within the last three months. Who am I? I’ve asked this question multiple ways. Who am I to counsel a married couple, when I am divorced? Who am I to speak on financial stewardship, when I struggle with budgeting? Who am I to write, when no one cares what I …

Last night, a group of men gathered to celebrate one of my friend’s final days as a bachelor. What was missing from our night—and from the wedding—is that a few men chose not to attend because of past hurts, unresolved conflict and ultimately an unwillingness to forgive. As I missed their presence, the words of a mentor echoed in my …

In this day and age when marketing is a way of life, advertisers make their money comparing one product to another to show one product’s superiority or to introduce the newest, latest addition that makes what you have obsolete. This creates in us dissatisfaction with what we have and an appetite for the things we don’t. And it is easy …

When you are going through life’s challenges, how do others view you? Over the years, many have commented that they thought I had it all together! “What?! Really? You don’t know me well then!” I’d say. “I wrestle with the same questions as you!” “But you have this peace about you… like nothing bothers you.”           …

I’ve walked with God for a long time, and there’s one thing I know: God often gets a bad rap for what the enemy does. One of my greatest challenges in ministry is dealing with people who blame God for the disasters and failures in their lives. While some things are a result of our own poor choices, the Apostle …

Fasting doesn’t always have to be food. Fasting can be whatever has your heart, so that giving it up for a period of time is a sacrifice of love. You don’t have to be in a conversation with me long to hear about what I love. “For surely out of the abundance of the mouth the heart speaks” (Matthew 12:34b, …

Do you ever feel that, as a Christian, you’ve lost that desire to pursue your purpose? You see people living out their dreams and knowing their purpose in life, but you can’t quite get there yourself. If you want to supercharge your life, an inward change must take place when you pursue your purpose! As a Christian, realize that you …

Blame sounds like this: “I’m not okay and it’s your fault.” “He makes me so mad.” “She drives me crazy.” “If he would just … then I …” “If she would stop … then I …” Blame is the way we assign responsibility for us to others. It’s the way we dodge being responsible for ourselves. It’s the way we …

I left the party, wondering what the heck had just happened. Out of my mouth had flown the strangest, loudest and most obnoxious things I could think of, and I had absolutely no idea why I said any of them. It was as if someone else, some stranger, had gone to the party, masquerading as me. I kicked myself all …