Well, here we are again. April 15th is just around the corner. I will be like most of you this weekend, scrambling to get our taxes in before the deadline. I know some people who do not take paying their taxes seriously. In fact, some don’t even pay for years.…
Read moreI start my morning with a steaming tcup of coffee, cradling my hands around the warmth of the cup, inhaling the pungent aroma. After I make it to work, I usually make another cup of coffee in the Keurig machine. I teach, sip a Diet Coke for lunch, teach some…
Read moreHow do you see yourself? There’s a way you can discover an answer to this question. If we could listen in on your self-talk, what kind of things would we hear? I am so scattered I am unfocused I am fat I am ugly I have no patience I am…
Read moreWho can explain it? The suicide of a godly young man after years of battling mental illness. The cancer that relentlessly ravages a child’s body. The loss of a job leaving a family destitute. The car accident brutally killing a vibrant 20 year old girl. The addiction rendering a boy’s…
Read moreEaster may seem like a distant memory already, since it was 5 days ago and we pack so much into our days in the 21st century. But there’s a part of the Easter story that’s lingering with me. It’s the Garden of Gethsemane part. Jesus was about to face the…
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