General Blog Posts
This COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic forced many of us into a new way of living—fewer people in our lives. Staying home and not getting to visit people except online or over the telephone became a new norm. Learning spiked on different levels as more technology was incorporated into our lives through Zoom meetings and Google classrooms, bringing…
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In the telling of the crucifixion of Jesus, there’s a lot of shouting, watching, sneering, and mocking going on. Thousands of years later, people still shout, watch, sneer, and mock. Wouldn’t it be nice to be uplifting and stop bullying? Does anyone else get stressed watching the news? So much anger and disrespect and negativity.…
“Who is that?” my husband asks as I strike up a conversation in the check-out line or start a conversation with a fellow shopper as I search for some hard to find item. To be kind is my goal, but not everyone sees it the same. “I don’t know,” I say, often with a smile…
God’s plans for our day are more important than our plans. I know this to be true, yet sometimes I resist. Going about my planned agenda, I may hum along. Then, KAPOW. Everything changes. I must put away my plans to attend to the needs of someone else. As we approach Easter, I wanted to…
Have you ever neglected to stand up for someone because of the fear of the crowd? It leaves a sickening feeling in the heart. People pleasing is a problem many of us struggle with. When I worked in hospital marketing, I invited some nurses out to eat so that we could discuss a project and…
God knows we’re going to fail. Failing is okay. It’s what we do with the failure that matters. Let’s look at someone who failed by rejecting his Lord and his friend when his own safety was at stake. Peter believed he wouldn’t forsake Jesus. He believed he was brave and able to withstand the pressures.…
When I read about Hezekiah in 2 Kings 19-20, the things he did right and the things he did wrong struck me. I also found four warnings that we could heed today to make our lives and those lives connected to us more pleasant. What Hezekiah did right When Hezekiah was in distress, he sought…
I recently read the account of an honorable government administrator who was wronged by his fellow managers. It all could have been avoided if the king had been aware of the corruption and dysfunction of his advisers, but alas, he wasn’t. Let me recount the story and share with you a few worthy lessons I…
My husband and I went to see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, the movie about Fred Rogers and his children’s program, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. If you’ve seen the film, you know it is about an Esquire magazine writer who struggles with anger and unforgiveness toward his father. This writer was assigned a 400-word article…