At one time or another most of us have asked these questions – “Who am I?” “What matters most?” and “Why am I here?” If we can find answers to these questions, we are likely to find God sending us out to approach life with both passion and purpose. But now is the time to…
In recent research, called the Life Story Project, physicist Brian Wecht made some interesting discoveries about the transitions people experience. Whether someone exits the military, loses a job, moves to another town, discovers they have a neurological disease, or learns they have been betrayed by a best friend – they have all experienced transitions. That…
You may recall that last time we began to take a look at the ways many have given up on their dreams that were once so important to them. As they have aged, they have lost their passion and zeal for things that once mattered. I mentioned that our real priorities are not so much…
When we were 20 years old, most all of us had big hopes and dreams for our future. They probably included relationships, careers, travel, etc. Yet the sad thing is that I regularly see clients in my office at 50 or 60, who have become jaded and cynical at the very notion of dreams they…
Most would respond to this question with a resounding “YES!” But even as we say that, we are probably unaware of just how much we really do work. You may think that you work 40 hours, and the rest of the hours are yours. However, that is highly unlikely. You see most of us give…
Our lives are often like chapters in a book. We all have had the “growing up at home” chapter. From there we may have had the “go to college” chapter, the “begin a career,” “get married and have kids” chapters, and so on. But frequently someone may find themselves feeling stuck in a job that…
After a long day or exhausting week at work, it is so very easy to become a couch potato – binge watching on “Shark Tank” and eating more cookies and chips than is good for us. I know, because I’ve done it too. Maybe it’s time to take inventory, clean out the cobwebs in our…
I vividly remember as a teenager at church camp, sneaking out of our cabin with my friend Dennis and others, to go up the hill, lay back, and stare up at the stars. It was an incredible experience as we basked in the glory of God’s creation and pondered life. Unfortunately, we had no idea…
Ok. You are probably thinking, “Well I like salt (or don’t like it), but you lost me on the second part. How can I be salt?” That’s a great question. You see, Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?…
Your first thought after looking at that question might be, “Well, of course I would. Who wouldn’t?” And I would agree with you. Yet I see so many people day after day who struggle to find even little bits of satisfaction in life. They may attempt to make more money or accumulate more stuff –…