I don’t believe Jesus Christ unleashed the church on a dying world to work together as emotionally isolated and lonely souls bottling up our hurts and struggles. That just seems so counterintuitive. But then again, vulnerability indicates weakness, and weakness isn’t good. Right? Being vulnerable is a risky necessity to building trust with other believers […]
After living in Texas for 16 years, we picked up a lot of recipes. Here is our Salsa Recipe, to be made from scratch with all fresh ingredients. Goes well with our Guacamole recipe from last week. Invite some neighbors over this week and serve these with tortilla chips as an appetizer! Ingredients 4 ripe […]
If you would like to help the victims of the Oklahoma City tornadoes, here is a short list of charities that are not scams and will spend your money the way your heart intended when you donated. Others may exist and more may be added at another time. The Salvation Army https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/uss/eds/aok To donate $10 […]
Mondays are always better when the sun is shining bright. The morning commute seems so much easier when the sky is clear and the traffic is moving. It doesn’t always happen that way, but life is a “Rain or Shine” event. Whether your life is like a beach vacation or a things are a little […]
The sun is out and summer Has arrived. The time for dinner parties, patio gatherings, and a circle of men standing around a grill is here! So enjoy this! After living in Texas 15 years, I give to you: Our guacamole recipe. Here’s the gear you will need: Sharp knife Cutting Board Large bowl for […]
Recently celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey’s show Kitchen Nightmares featured a restaurant in Arizona run by a husband and wife team. On the surface, the restaurant looked like a classy place, but inside it was full of unbalanced emotion and dysfunction. Dysfunction. We hear that word all the time at conferences, in books, and blogs. But […]
Jesus overcame death. Remember this. Remember this… When the weekend ends, and you go to bed on a Sunday night dreading Monday morning. When you wait in the ice cream line forever… and it falls off your cone and on the hot pavement. When someone tells a lie to knock you down in the eyes […]
This is an excerpt of a post previous published called “Five Reasons NOT To Marry That Person” from March 2012. Enjoy! Reason #5: Because you can’t find anyone else. You might look more like Mclovin than Brad Pitt, but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for an unhealthy relationship. The idea of having […]
This is an excerpt of a post previous published called “Five Reasons NOT To Marry That Person” from March 2012. Enjoy! Reason #4: Because you have different religious beliefs. Am I hearing you correctly? The entire world throughout history can’t stop killing each other over religious differences, but somehow your marriage “isn’t like that” […]
This is an excerpt of a post previous published called “Five Reasons NOT To Marry That Person” from March 2012. Enjoy! Reason #3: Because you feel sorry for them. It is one thing to reach out to people in need, invest in their lives, and connect with people who need a friend. But you don’t […]
