Take Up Your Cross
In Mark 8:34 Jesus says, “If any want to become my followers, let them take up their cross, deny themselves and...
Take Up Your Cross
Practical Guidance
Don’t say, “I understand”
Don’t say, “I understand”
I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. When people are talking . . .listen to what they're saying. Care about it. It has taken me a long time to believe in the power of simply saying, "I'm so sorry," when someone is in pain. And meaning it. One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story people often interrupted to tell her that they once had something just like than happen to them.
Opportunity 2016
Opportunity 2016
Imagine that at 12:01 on New Year’s Eve, God gives each of us a brand new book. This book has 364 pages, and all...
A Rare and Wonderful Gift
A Rare and Wonderful Gift
Saturday, I received a rare and wonderful gift. What was this rare and wonderful gift which I received? It was a...
Don’t Be Too Late
Don’t Be Too Late
I have regrets. I wish that I would have communicated with my brother more during his last years of struggling with Parkinson’s disease. I regret that I didn’t visit my step father more frequently after my mother died. I procrastinated too long and too often and now it is too late. So today, I am listening to the wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson who says, “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”
Are You God?
Are You God?
Let your light shine before men. That they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven. Matthew 5:16...
Does God Still Speak To Us Today? by Bill Hybels
Does God Still Speak To Us Today? by Bill Hybels
Bill Hybels recalls a life changing moment for him when he was a second grader. His teacher, Miss Van Soelen was reading a Bible story from 1 Samuel 3:1-10 to the class. This is the story where the Lord keeps calling Samuel. After three times, Samuel realizes it is the Lord and says: “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening.”
After the reading, Bill approached his teacher and being amazed that God would speak to a boy, Samuel; he asked her, “Does God still speak to little boys today?” “Absolutely, God still speaks” she answered. She reached into her desk drawer and gave him a piece of paper.
Writing a Note: 3-Rs
Writing a Note: 3-Rs
I know that it is important to write a note to a grieving person. I want to write a note, but I often procrastinate and don’t write it because I do not know what to say. Please give me some advice on writing a note to a grieving person.
I do not have an ironclad formula that must be followed when writing a note; however, I will share with you my “3 Rs of Writing a Condolence Note:
