According to a recent survey, eighty-six percent of people ages thirteen to thirty-eight want to be an influencer. By definition, an influencer makes money by promoting products and services on their social media accounts. As this trend has grown, we now identify four levels of influencers based on the number of their followers: Nano Influencers…
Lord, help me believe your promises. As I prayed these words, they cut me to the heart. Shouldn’t my faith be rock solid by now? How can I have doubts? Because I grew up as an unbeliever, I tend to view any form of doubt as a betrayal of faith. But over the years I’ve…
No one likes to suffer. Or at least, we don’t want to suffer unnecessarily. We’ve all heard the phrase: No pain, No gain. Although we normally associate these words with today’s exercise and fitness industries, this principle can apply to other parts of our lives. In last week’s blog post, I shared the Apostle Paul’s…
Mesmerized by the stirring lyrics and musical rhythms, I remember sitting entranced as I watched the movie Jesus Christ Superstar. At thirteen years old, this movie gave me my first taste of the story of Jesus. Although I now understand the differences between the Broadway creation and the Biblical account, the words and music of…
I still remember laughing with my young students as we read The Emperor’s New Clothes. Entertaining and engaging, this classic fairy tale from Hans Christian Anderson always pleased my young crowd. (If you are unfamiliar with the tale, you can read it here.) We couldn’t help but chuckle as the vain emperor fell for the…
Out of habit I glanced at the church’s placard as I drove home: You don’t need to judge. I’ve got it covered. God Hmmm… nice reminder, I thought. But later that week, I realized how difficult it can be to leave judgment to God. A dear friend, one I admire and respect, decided to do…
Few of us can resist the lure of buried treasures. And if we thought they only existed in the past, or in books and movies, we would be incorrect. In 2010, multimillionaire Forest Fenn carefully collected historical artifacts, jewels and gold. Placing them in an ornate box, he then buried it somewhere in the Rocky…
Recently I agreed to help a friend with an assignment for his theological studies. The idea for his project came from the writings of a young French nun, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Known for her “little way” spirituality, Thérèse believed in doing the little, ordinary things in life with great love. My friend asked me…
Sputtering and gasping for air, I reached out to grab hold of the pool’s edge. When does muscle memory kick in? I’d heard muscle memory allows us to rebuild lost muscles with less effort than it took to create them. Good news for me! If true, the swimming muscles I built in my past can…
