Ephesians 4:31-32

A few months back I bought some marigold plants and planted them in pots in a few areas around our house. Before long they were looking real……

Here’s what to do if you are in the totally awkward spot of someone commenting on your weight WHILE you are eating. Ugh. Body Image help from Compared to Who?…

Every emotion is powerful and potentially stressful. But nothing so poisons the mind and sours the soul as uncontrolled anger and resentment.…

In 2004, a group of teenagers went for a joy ride, after stealing a credit card and purchasing a frozen turkey. Hyped up from their crime and looking for more action, one boy made an impulsive decision. Against protests from the other teens, he proceeded to hurl the turkey out the window, at an oncoming vehicle.…

“Remember, God has forgiven both you and Jim.” He pointed to some of the passages in the Bible that deal with forgiveness.“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” Matthew 6:14“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. It’s not a bolt of lightning that brightens the soul and burns the pain to ashes. Forgiveness is a process; one that we must honor with our own healing timetable.” (1) By acknowledging our pain, not just with our heads but with our whole being, we open the door for healing and forgiveness. Smedes wrote: “[Forgiveness] cannot heal our narcissistic resentments toward people for not being all that we expect them to be … Nobody can forgive people for being what they are.” (3)I had to shed the illusion that I could have somehow changed my ex into the person I thought he should be.…

The Benefits of Forgiveness Maya Angelou called forgiveness “one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.” Unrelenting unforgiveness traps us in the past. Forgiveness breaks the cycle of pain...…

Photo by Eugenia Maximova on Unsplash The Benefits of Forgiveness Maya Angelou called forgiveness “one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.” Unrelenting unforgiveness traps us in the past. Forgiveness breaks the cycle of pain and victimhood we’ve been carrying, and frees us emotionally from the person who’s hurt...…

We Americans love the British. We’re enamored with the royal family. We love Downton Abbey (include me, an American male, in that group). The British gave us the Beatles and Ed Sheeran. And we thin……

When I think of Great Britain, I have warm, happy thoughts. After all, the US has no greater ally than Britain. Sure, there was that revolution with them and a subsequent war in 1812, but those wer……

We do not have the power to change someone else. We can influence others by setting boundaries and having the right standards.…