God is there, present with you, even though you can’t see Him. He loves you more than you love yourself; and He can take better care of you

Our human emotions, values and beliefs are very often notin alignment with Truth. Our senses are constantly on the intake, sending messages

It is much too easy to surge ahead with my perfectly reasonable plans, without being sensitive to His Holy Spirit, without “...taking every

Attention Deficit Disorder, with or without Hyperactivity, is a matter of brain-wiring, not of willful behavior, stubbornness, or laziness.

Godly marriage is a body, soul, and spirit-uniting relationship-a profound union between a man and woman that our perfect Creator designed t

Plato said, "The better we know ourselves, the better our relationship." Apparently, most Americans don't know themselves or t

The Creator of the Universe became an embryo in the womb of a virgin. THAT's a profound miracle worth celebrating. It changed the world.

Empathy is a foundational part of love. Some people are naturally good at it, and some are not. The latter need to work at learning how to e

When you look back over your childhood, how would you describe the manner in which your folks parented you? How did other important adults in your life treat you? Did you feel safe with them? Did they take care of your basic needs for nutrition and shelter, for cleanliness, nurture and emotional care? Did they lead you to a knowledge of your Savior? God designed parents and influential adults to meet the needs of young children and to teach them how to become responsible, mor

When you search inside yourself, do you find that you have a profound craving to be deeply known and understood? Do you feel like you might do just about anything in order to be really, truly loved and accepted just the way you are, and to feel worthwhile, like you matter? Well, you’re not alone. We were all born with those basic needs. Why is that? They can feel intensely overwhelming and be so inconvenient. Hunger like that can lead to dangerous behaviors, even addictions.

The apostle Paul, originally named “Saul,” loved the one, true God with all his heart and was resolute in his lifetime commitment to follow and obey Him. As a result, he murdered Christ followers. What’s wrong with this picture? The Holocaust and 9/11 were perpetrated by sincere, passionate, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, and fathers and sons with strong convictions about what was “good” and “right.” They all believed they were doing the will of their god, obeying

Feeling Close and Staying Close to the People in Your Life In the Garden of Eden, a perfect relational triangle existed, where Adam, Eve, and God were in sync. Adam and Eve were perfectly dependent upon God, who was perfectly trustworthy and provided for them everything they could possibly want or need. The couple was joyfully interdependent with each other, and all three members of this "trinity" enjoyed the kind of perfect love, laughter, trust, and intimate communication t

Loving Your Kids with Intentionality "Don't make me pull this car over!" (Really, Mom, Dad, does that kid in the back seat actually have the power to MAKE you pull your car over?) "How many times have I told you...?" (So, how would you respond if they actually answered that question? "Well, Mother, Father, according to my latest calculations, 7,432 times, plus or minus 185.") "Do you think I'm made of money?" Or how about, "Wait until your father gets home" (which the kid k

Have you ever experienced such a traumatic event that it didn't seem possible that you could go on with your life? Have you ever had your feelings completely overtake you for months, maybe years on end? Have your circumstances ever been so awful that your emotional ache became physical and you had no hope for a future that would be anything better than painful survival, at best? In times like that, I believe people make a definitive choice to either blame God, turn from Him a

What's all this nonsense about submission? It sounds archaic and oppressive! It's 2017, and women are CEO's of corporations and run for the office of President of the United States! All that submission stuff is obsolete! In Ephesians 4, starting with verse 17, Paul tells the Body of Christ to be "wise," to understand what the will of the Lord is, and to walk with one another soberly, in God-honoring, uplifting ways, always thanking God for all things, "submitting to one anoth

Lord, regardless of how I feel right now, the truth is that you are my thoroughly capable caretaker, my most devoted friend, and my infallible guide. You want nothing less than the absolute best for me. You love me more than I love myself and can take better care of me than I can take of myself. I'm struggling. You're so invisible; it's impossible for me to see you in this darkness, so please help me to sense your presence in a tangible way. Right now, as an act of my will, I

When I was growing up with my two older sisters, my Mom sewed many of our dresses and enjoyed seeing her daughters looking clean and pretty. She taught us manners and proper English. She loved us well and gained a sense of pride in our good behaviors and appearance. When we excelled, she beamed. When we failed, she was ashamed. In the 50s and 60s, it was probably the norm, albeit a dysfunctional one. In these decades, we call it "co-dependency." Whenever an adult's sense of w

How often do we ignore God's internal warnings and allow our ­emotions to control us? After all, it's the path of least resistance. There's a lot going on in the world and nation right now that has the power to push us around emotionally. Between the election and the holidays, you might find yourself trying to juggle fragile relationships while riding unsteady emotional roller coasters. However, when feelings are in charge, they can lead us in to trouble with people in our li