When tragedy invades your community remember to pray for those who hurt Yesterday is now etched in history as a day unexpected and tragic for the residents of Florence, S.C. Seven police officers were shot, including one who died. Officer Terrence Carraway was killed in the line of duty and 5 other members of [...]
It is interesting how times of crisis bring people together who pass by each other in cars and only speak with a raised hand as they pass each other on the way to work. We are so busy with jobs, families, church, soccer, baseball, and other activities that it takes a time of crisis [...]
Around 11:30 am on Sunday morning, November 5th, the unimaginable happened in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Evil entered a church and began indiscriminately shooting people. All seemed normal. All were safe. Those who were in the church that morning woke up like we did, got dressed like we did, ate breakfast like we did, got [...]
Mother’s Day is a day when children celebrate the one who raised and praised them through some of the best and worst times. And while mothers should receive the love of their children, I believe a mother’s joy is most found when she sees her children loving Jesus and loving others. After all, we [...]
You’ve seen it so many times. “My husband is a lazy, no good, worthless, womanizing, unfaithful, sorry excuse for a husband and father” is a common theme written and read every day on Facebook. That’s right. Facebook has become this country’s most available platform for passively accusing those you love with some of the [...]
Patience is a virtue. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit. Patience is an amazing gift given to believers at salvation so that we can demonstrate God’s ability to lead us and guide us through the raging waters of life. However, patience has its own set of difficulties and challenges. This first of several [...]
Patience always seems to get a bad reputation. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard people talk about patience as if it were some kind of ugly word only to be uttered in the middle of some of life’s biggest crisis situations. The truth is much different, and I hope this [...]
Friendships are often very difficult to manage. There are three important ways to maintain friendships. These strategies will help you to maintain and grow your friendships into something special.
Why do we hurt? We hurt because God created us in His image and we experience emotions. Emotional hurt deeply interferes with normalcy in our lives and comes in several different forms. People either intentionally do things that hurt us or unintentionally do things that hurt us. Either way, hurt is a part of [...]
Let’s be honest. Regardless of our age, communicating with spouse is perhaps the most difficult thing we will ever do. I’m not kidding. It is just difficult. We bring different perspectives and sometimes opposing views to the conversation. It’s also different because men and women by nature speak in two different languages. Men say [...]