Having a contentment issue? Think about Psalm 16:5-6: LORD, you have assigned to me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. To me, that means if God doesn't want something for me, then I don't…
Perspective, Promise and Presence
There are just two things I want to know when I start hiking a trail. Where does it go? And how hard will it be? For me, the trail is a metaphor for life. For the passage of time. For choices made and not made. I'm also fascinated by the fact that inverting just two…
People-Watching
Don't lie, you love to do this too. Sitting in a coffee shop on a Saturday morning writing this blog post, I'm taking in everything that's going on around me. Couples are enjoying each other's company. Young families are grabbing some breakfast before their youth sports game of choice (baseball and soccer seem to be…
Overcoming What Overcomes Us
Peter in the Bible says we are slaves to anything that overcomes us. The key to healing is first realizing we've been overcome -- and then making the next good choice to change it.
Mike G. Smith 