Have you ever found yourself in a forced waiting period? When you know something will happen at a certain time, but you also know you have to wait for a period of time before it comes to fruition? A pregnancy is the first example that comes to mind. A woman who’s growing a baby in…
Category: Christian Living
Keeping Yourself in the Powerful Presence of God
God’s presence is such a game changer. It might feel odd to imagine not being in His presence since we know He is omnipresent. But in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit had not yet come down to take up residence inside of believers. Instead, God’s presence was symbolically represented in other ways. The Ark…
How to Start and End Your Time With God
Athletes have routines that stretch much further than the actual minutes of gametime. Let’s take the Kansas City Royals, for example. If first pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m., the players don’t show up at 1:05 and jog out onto the field. And when the game finishes, they don’t walk straight to their cars to…
The Argument For Embracing One Step at a Time
When you’re building a house, you create, study and perfect the entire blueprint before you start building. When you’re teaching a class, you lay out a “scope and sequence” for the entire semester before the first day of school so that you’ll know how to keep proper pace as the days and weeks roll along….
Why Not to Pursue an Easy, Carefree Life
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed to be saved from something or someone? You might have needed rescue in a life-threatening situation. The closest thing to a life-saving rescue I’ve experienced was probably when, as an 8-year-old, I found myself lying on my back with a dog standing on top…
When You Give Out What You Need Most
Is there something you really need right now? Something you’re craving? Not necessarily tangible things, but qualities or feelings. Are you in desperate need of joy? Or are you in a season where you are craving peace or unconditional love? My advice for you today is to give out whatever it is that you desire…
How to Not be Unprepared When Jesus Comes Back
Okay, so a few weeks ago, a situation played out in my classroom that honestly happens all the time. My ninth grade World Literature class was in the middle of reading “Romeo and Juliet.” Once they get past the Shakespearean language, which can be difficult to understand initially, they always get invested in the action-packed…
The Truth About Who is the Main Character of Your Life
Have you ever had one of those seasons where it seems like God is telling you the exact same thing in a million different ways? He has a clear message to get across! I love it when that happens because it tunes my spiritual senses into a message He clearly really wants me to hear….
Choosing to Slow Down in a Fast-Paced World
I saw a local high school production of “Sister Act” last fall. A student I taught a decade ago is a very talented actor and singer, and he was starring as Eddie in his high school’s fall musical. Such a great show! Have you seen it? It’s got everything—humor, endearing characters, powerful musical numbers, sisterhood,…
The Influence of a Mind Picture When you Pray
As a teacher, sometimes it helps to visualize a certain thing in order to put me in the right perspective. Here’s what I mean… Imagine I have one student who’s really having a tough week. Sometimes that happens, not just for students but for all of us. But for the sake of this illustration, we’re…