How to Prepare for the Holidays-Preparation Moves us Forward
As we come into another holiday season, we can do so with either joy and anticipation or anxiety and dread. What is billed in popular media as, “the most wonderful time of the year”, is often anything but. In fact, for many, this is the absolute worse time...
In Every Thing Give Thanks
When I was a teenager I only had one long-term goal in my life: To become a United States Marine. Although I did a lot of other things through my teen years, the ultimate goal didn’t change. When I started college and declared a major, I did so, again, with the...
20 Verses When you Feel Alone
We all know what its like to feel alone. FEEL is the key word here because loneliness is more of a feeling than a reality most of the time. But, that feeling is REAL! So where do we go when we feel alone? I recommend, as in most cases, we go to the Bible. It is here...
In Happens in the Dark-A Biblical Look at Depression, Despair and Deliverance
What do we do when we are experiencing Darkness in our lives? On March 19, 2003 I had the privilege of moving from Kuwait into Iraq in what would become known as “Operation Iraqi Freedom” or OIF 1. This was a moment that we had been planning for during the previous...