8 Ways to be a Better Listener

8 Ways to be a Better Listener

Matthew 5:16, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Listening is hard. All too often, though I may be physically present in a conversation, my mind can be a million miles...
A Mom’s Influence

A Mom’s Influence

Yesterday I had the opportunity to enjoy lunch with a fascinating woman, Dr. Michelle Deering.  Dr. Deering is  a sports psychologist and author/speaker who recently released What Mothers Never Tell their Daughters.  that I’m  looking forward to reading. One of...
Why we Take Time to Pray on the National Day of Prayer

Why we Take Time to Pray on the National Day of Prayer

1 Chronicles 7:14,  “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” In 716 BC, King Hezekiah...
The Biggest Disaster our Country Faces

The Biggest Disaster our Country Faces

1 Chronicles 7:14,  “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” In the news lately, it...
Growing Stronger

Growing Stronger

Jeremiah 17:7-8, “But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.  He will be like a tree planted by streams of water that sends out its roots by the stream.  It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.  It has no...
Jesus has Risen!

Jesus has Risen!

Jesus Has Risen 24 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus....