A common practice during natural childbirth is Lamaze breathing. A nurse or birthing coach encourages the laboring mom to breathe through the pain. Speaking from my own personal experience with three natural births – breathing […]
Peeling Away
I have been exploring my internal world. Because of my childhood experience it’s necessary for me to do that periodically. The Lord has been very kind in slowly peeling away my protective core -ever so […]
He Knows What It is Like
Recently my small group started a study on a biodevotional called An Arrow Pointing to Heaven. It is a biography and devotional at the same time about a famous recording artist of the 1980s and 1990s by […]
Just Breathe
Watching a sanctuary full of women dance to theme music from “The War Room” was a highlight of this month’s Aspire conference at Vineyard. Our speaker inspired women to dance in defeat of fear, […]
Can Your Phone Make You Depressed?
Connectedness is not the same thing as having a lot of contacts on Social Media. The following is excerpted from an online article posted on CNBC. Teenagers today are more depressed, have higher rates of […]
Pray and Wait
When I was a kid, anytime I said or did something my father didn’t approve of, he’d shake his head and say, “the older you get, the dumber you get!” That was my dad’s way […]
USE IT – or LOSE IT
After the first of the year, Pastor Brian did a series entitled “Thrive.” At the end of the series final week we were given, “God, Use Me” cards as reminders to be willing to be […]
Toxic Shame
Through intimate experiences God has revealed to me that I have “toxic shame”. “Toxic shame tells us that we are bad beyond repair, beyond forgiveness, beyond help. Toxic shame often involves feeling shame and guilt […]
We All Die.
Yes, We All Die. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear […]
Lavish Love
One of my favorite Biblical stories has always been the parable of the prodigal son. I have always related at times to both sons in the story. Many Christians focus on the sons’ attitudes and […]