God Makes a Way and the Target Lady

When you buy several hundred dollars worth of candy for the West Halloween event, it causes cashiers to ask questions. It’s a great “lead-in” to tell people about West, etc. so I try not to “miss” those opportunities. I was inviting the cashier to the Halloween event...

Hauntings of Failure and Pain

What is something that haunts you? We each have things that haunt us. Things we’ve done wrong and also the wrongs that have been done to us. If we aren’t careful, those are the things that cloud our minds and are huge obstacles to our being at one with God, to having...

Feelings Can Become Behaviors

What makes you want to say “thanks?” Anne Lamott, in her book Help, Thanks, Wow shares that thanks is “gratitude for an unexpected grace.” Have you ever had someone “make” you say “thank you?” It isn’t effective, is it? It doesn’t really create a sense of gratitude....

Transformational Unexpected Gifts

Just a “normal gift” was so much more. Apparently, Oct. 10 was “Pastor Appreciation (PA) Day.” I wasn’t aware there was a specific Sunday for that, or if I knew, I blocked it out. This is not whining, but just stating facts. Trying to figure out how to lead and manage...

Why Bother Saying “Thank You”?

Have you ever wondered why we should bother saying thank you to someone? I mean, what’s the point? Shouldn’t they know that we’re grateful? Especially if it’s somebody that we have a relationship with? For just a minute I’d encourage us to think about the fact that...

God Moments from Ted Lasso

“Every breath you take And every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I’ll be watching you.” Lyrics from a Grammy award-winning song years ago by the Police. If you are a fan of the show Ted Lasso, it was highlighted in a recent...