There are things you can do to gain control over worry. I recently heard a psychiatrist detailing what we can do to work through the anxiety and worry so prevalent these last few months. He offered a threefold strategy. He said, 1) Never worry alone, 2) Get the facts, and 3) Make a plan. Never […]
Breath Prayer for Peace
Christ is Coming for You
Among the most comforting words Jesus Christ ever spoke, were those uttered shortly before He was arrested and crucified. As a pastor, I have said these words at virtually every funeral. Thinking of us rather than Himself, Jesus said: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my […]
To Hear Does Not Mean to Understand
To hear does not necessarily mean to understand. To gain understanding you have to recognize and distinguish between the speaker’s similarities to and differences from, yourself. To do so you must apply two principles essential for understanding: the principles of similarity and of differentness. The principle of similarity states that nothing in the other is […]
Success As Not Losing Enthusiasm Through Failures
Success is when you can go from one failure to another without losing your enthusiasm. Someone said that in a forgettable movie I recently watched. That really spoke to me. What if personal success were less about results and more about attitude, less about achievement and more about perseverance through failure? That might render more […]
Resting Prayer
We rest better with a trusted other, than all alone. Alone, our mind easily wanders to the troubling areas of our life. And before we know it, our inner worrier kicks in, like an intensifying generator with seemingly endless fuel. Yet when we rest with a trusted other, it becomes easier to find peace in […]
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