I recently heard a story of a celebrity singer songwriter who loves to take his family camping so he bought an old airstream camper that really looked bad and dressed down and took his family camping among regular folks. I’m pretty confident with the success of this guy that he could pretty well purchase any…
There have been times when I’ve been serving in leadership and felt the weight of the world on my shoulder. In 2008 I served as President of our West Metro Board of REALTORS. The economic downturn was coming into full effect my profession and many good friends who were in the business. I found…
I’ve heard that crazy little jingle many times from Motel 6 where Tom Bodett says, “…we’ll leave the light on for you”. It is simply and corny but it communicates a quick message that says Motel 6 is always open for weary travelers who need a place to stay. When my kids were small,…
My house has many rooms in it. There’s rooms for bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living room, office, recreation room and don’t forget the laundry room. For the most part the rooms are being used exactly as they were planned. My office used to be a bedroom. My office is an old historic house and it…
The word prompted carries with it the words assisted or encouraged. I remember being prompted in school by the teachers. I was prompted with my homework. I was prompted with my behavior. Much of the prompting that I received in school was not optional – it was mandatory. I’m pretty confident that there will…
I see myself as a fairly warm and engaging person. I will speak when spoken too and I will often initiate the conversation if I’m acquainted with you. I won’t get into your personal space though – that has always been weird to me. I’ve had people over the years that get a little too…
I grew up seeing pictures of angels with big wings and all decked out in white. I’ve also seen that “special glow” about them. When I was a lot younger, there was a show called “Touched By An Angel” that was really cool to watch. I’m not sure if I’ve ever encountered an angel before…
This term usually involves money to be exchanged for a loss. Insurance companies are built upon the foundation of making restitution for a loss sustained upon my possessions that are insured with them. God was handing down some laws that were very specific in dealing with possessions. I’ve never really that God was very…
I must confess that there are times I’ve done something intentional that had some results that were not intended. I’ve heard the term unintended consequences when a person does something that appears on the surface to be good, but something bad comes out of it. God is giving His people the law and He…
Fear is not always a bad thing. It can make me keenly aware of where I am and what I’m doing. It can also remind me of safer choices and better options. I am not super scared of the dark. I do feel like I have a healthy respect for the darkness because of…