Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (John 8:32) When I was nine, Sister Mary Edwards stood in front of my small Catholic classroom and threatened that if anyone cursed me that was the devil’s invitation to take over my body. A nun said it. She was a representative…
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17) After several years in the corporate world, I found myself with the unexpected opportunity to begin my own business in public speaking and coaching. In other words, I was laid off. I was…
You have a story God wants you to tell. Something in it can change a life because God gave you your own personal story to make a difference in someone else’s story. No matter how dysfunctional, traumatic or bizarre our stories are, we shouldn’t be afraid to tell them because by sharing them, we…
This morning I am feeling helpless as I read about the loss of life and devastation after the chemical plant explosion in West, Texas. Just yesterday, we drove through West on our way to San Antonio from Flower Mound. I had driven through West numerous times before, stopping at the famous Czech Stop to…
I’m working on a message about how God navigates our lives when we surrender them to him, and it occurred to me that often times he takes us back to our starting point. So many times our human tendency is to run from what is troubling us and to navigate far away from our…