What do you do with what you see?

Think of a time in your life when you’ve been in close proximity to someone you love, something has happened, and you’ve been able to see the hurt in his/her eyes. None of us like to see others hurt. It evokes feelings in us that often cause us to react. And not...

Are You Surviving or Living?

We expect those that we love to be a safe place for us in our storms. We need them to be an anchor for us when it seems that all around us is crumbling. The disciples would have been familiar with storms on the Sea of Galilee. So the storm they endured had to be...

Sleeping with the Dog

  It’s the craziest thing . . . and really makes no sense to me. When it is time to sleep – like in the middle of the night – I’m wide awake. However, at other quite inopportune times I’m out like a light. A few weeks ago I had been invited to some...

Unpredictability of Storms

Lis Listen to the podcast here! At 12:55 a.m. Tuesday, a storm rolling through the Nashville area produced a tornado that left destruction in its path. By 3 a.m., there were reports of hundreds of buildings destroyed and two dozen fatalities. At 5:10 a.m., NWS...

Old Truth vs New Life

In worship as we finished up the “i Quit” message series I shared an argument I’d had with my therapist. Over the time I’d spent in therapy he’d helped me identify that I have “fear of abandonment.” Because of the situations I’ve faced in my life, I have a deep sense...

Old Truth vs New Life

In worship, as we finished up the “i Quit” message series I shared an argument I’d had with my therapist. Over the time I’d spent in therapy he’d helped me identify that I have “fear of abandonment.” Because of the situations I’ve faced in my life, I have a deep sense...