We use the word “awesome” a lot. I say “we” because I’m guilty also. A wise Spaniard once said, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” If you look into the etymology of the word, you can clearly see the change in its use. It began to be used in the English language…

Tunnel vision is when you are so focused on something that you can’t see what is happening around you. It happens all the time and nobody is immune. We become so fixated on an object ourselves or an ideology that we don’t see what is really happening around us. This is a dangerous state as it may cause us to miss out…

There is no question that crimes of hate are on the rise. The FBI began keeping statistics of hate crimes in the early 1990’s. Since then there has been an increase every year with spikes on election years. We know it is happening and it will continue. Hate has been around a long time and has taken on many forms. It will…

We have recorded in the Gospels the teachings of Jesus. These took place in the hills, from a boat, on the road, in the temple and from the table. Let us look at some of the lessons Jesus gave us from the table. Jesus did not discriminate with whom He ate. Shortly after calling Matthew, the tax collector, Jesus sat and ate…

It could be argued that the most important piece of furniture in your home is the table. Many of the most important meetings in government, business and social life have happened around that same piece of furniture. What lessons can we learn from those moments around the table in the Bible? At David’s table we learn kindness. “David said to him, ‘Do…

There is a center to our lives that gives us direction. Some place family, work, hobbies or self-awareness in that center. You could see where any one of those things could take you in various directions. What would happen if we were Christ-centered? To do that, we first have to die to ourselves (Gal. 2:20). We must die to sin (Rom. 6:1-4).…

Words can hurt. On December 20, 2013, a PR executive for internet giant Inter Active Corp tweeted a comment that seemed to link skin color with AIDS. She did so as she was taking off from England for South Africa. During the flight, her tweet was shared over 2,000 times and went viral. By the time she landed, she had lost her…

So, you know what you are supposed to do. You know what is expected of you. You know what you want and need to do, but how do you get motivated to do it? In Romans chapter twelve, amongst a list of Christian attributes, there is this phrase, “not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord” (12:11). If we…