Apr 14, 2017 | Devotions, Prayer, Spiritual Formation
We are not built for everyone’s bad news, or are we? Day after day, bad news streams into our lives. Just this week: A 22,000 lb. bomb, known as “The Mother of all Bombs (MOAB),” was dropped in the Achin district of Nangarhar province in eastern...
Dec 8, 2016 | Other, Blog, Prayer
This scene has played out over and over in my life. Quite possibly you’ve lived this too: A friend or family member texts or calls you with troubling news. A cancer diagnosis. A high risk pregnancy. Discovery of an addiction. A marriage falling apart. The news...
Jul 14, 2016 | Other, Blog, Devotions, emotional health and wellbeing, Prayer
You have peace,” the old woman said, “when you make it with yourself.” ― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven When Peace of Mind Feels Far Away When I woke up Tuesday morning, I never expected that I would end up lacerating my head on a metal...
Feb 19, 2016 | Achalasia, Be Remarkable eCourse, Bible Study, Blog, emotional health and wellbeing, Faith, Other, Prayer, Spiritual Formation, Strength for Hard Times
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway What do Hemingway, Pythagoras, and Paul Have in Common? Ernest Hemingway gets the credit for one of my new favorite quotes, ““The world breaks everyone, and...
Jan 7, 2016 | Be Remarkable eCourse, Blog, emotional health and wellbeing, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, The 12 Practices
The day I was given a new name: Makena, Kikuyu (Kenya) for “Full of joy; The Happy One.” The single most effective way to turbocharge your joy is to make a gratitude visit. That means writing a testimonial thanking a teacher, pastor or grandparent—anyone...
Dec 4, 2015 | Blog, Devotions, emotional health and wellbeing, Prayer, Spiritual Formation, The 12 Practices, The 12 Practices
One Sure-Fired Way to Add Peace and Calm to Your Day Ok, it’s here. The holiday hustle and bustle. Lists of things to do. Places to be. Gifts to buy. It’s a list that can go on and on an on. So today I’m asking you to add one seemingly impossible...
