Research says that people that are connected have less anxiety, more self-esteem, and better health. Why is that? This is a brief reflection after a week of being connected to some dear friends. https://youtu.be/J1oiHk2x-Wg Continue Reading
11/28/22 MondayMatters: Preparing for the Best Year Ever
https://youtu.be/lbn5g9g8ExM Using the last month of the year to prepare for a better devotional life makes both this year and next better. Here are 4 things to begin now to make next year the best devotional year ever. Begin reading. Begin reflecting. Begin recording. And begin renewing. Continue Reading
11/14/22. MondayMatters: The Art of Thankful Living
Gratitude is more caught than taught. It is an environment we create more than a thing we do. Thankful living is more art than science. Here is a conversation about the why and how of thankfulness. https://youtu.be/duYa2JDfUaw Continue Reading
11/1/2022 MondayMatters: Stewardship And Lordship
There is no greater example of a life yielded to God in the Old Testament than David. It was not his victories that made him “a man after God’s own heart,” but his surrender. https://youtu.be/Gyn9skBvIAs Continue Reading
10/24/22 MondayMatters: Stewardship
The greatest mark of spiritual maturity may be a sense of stewardship. Recognition that it all belongs to God and I am the fortunate caretaker seems to be the beginning of joy and peace. https://youtu.be/siu2exdDdhw Continue Reading
Unity, Diversity, Community: a guest blog
My good friend, college professor, Dale McCarver wrote this a year ago. It was meaningful to me then. It’s even mor3 meaningful now. Read it. Think about it. Do it. Even if, like me, you don’t agree with every premise. YOUR OLD ENGLISH TEACHER HAS SOME SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS FOR YOU…. Teaching is one of the… Continue Reading
10/10/2022 MondayMatter: Giving
The video is blurry. That’s my gift to you. 😂😂 But a reminder to be a giver is never a bad idea. Click here for MondayMatters Video: https://youtu.be/karex6hFhmA And here’s a bonus, a cute video on “Validation.” https://youtu.be/Cbk980jV7Ao Continue Reading
10/4/22 MondayMatters: Our Changing Vision
https://youtu.be/opkXAuRgEz4 as we mature our vision changes, and I’m not talking about our eyesight. Continue Reading
Wednesday Discipleship: 9/14/22 Battling Porn, Landon Fleming
We began a series on A Biblical Response to Sexual Dysphoria. I invited Pastor Landon Fleming, Next Gen pastor from Christian Life Church in Murfreesboro, to speak on Battling Porn. It was amazing. Above is the audio. Below is the manuscript. Under the Influence Pornography THE GOSPEL Colossians 2:13-15 (NLT) 13 You were… Continue Reading