May 22, 2018
We have to figure out how to be present to ourselves before we can be present to others, including God. Often times in life we can’t figure out why we feel as if we are spinning our wheels when others around us seem to have it all together. Perhaps part of the problem...
May 21, 2018
When is the last time you spent a significant amount of time in silence? Total and complete silence. No emails popping up, no text message notifications on your phone. No music or tv in the background. Silence. A silence that allowed you to experience God’s presence....
May 20, 2018
When we are in relationship with one another it is important to be fully present. When Andrew and Layne were small Scott and I used to think we could “fool them” that we were fully listening and we would try to multi-task throughout their excessive chatter. Basically...
May 17, 2018
Yesterday there was a huge debate over whether or not you heard “Yanny” or “Laurel” as an audio clip of a word was played. For a few minutes three Smiths sat in great debate over who heard what word. Clearly Scott and Layne heard it one-way while I heard it another....
May 16, 2018
How do people know that we love them? So often when we love someone we just assume that the way we demonstrate love clearly communicates our love. However . . . sometimes we find out that we are wrong. Love is active. It is lived, demonstrated, given not just...
May 14, 2018
If they are mainly one sided, they never work. Sure, at first if one person is putting more effort into the relationship it may not seem to be that big of a deal. However, it’s that old adage “standing the test of time” that comes into play. When a...
