Quiet Faith Faith, Impact, Quiet, small acts One person who embodies this ideal, even though he has gained more fame than most of us will, is former NBA player and coach… READ MORE
Small Act Big Impact acts of kindness, Difference, gestures, Helping others, kind If you can be kind, sprinkle it around like glitter! We are starving for it. “Research suggests, across multiple studies, that people have overwhelmingly similar impulses to not do the… READ MORE
Freedom in Unlikely Friendship Community, Freedom, Friends, opportunities, Relationships, sidekick, Unlikely The friendship between Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg has to be one of the unlikeliest. “‘When you work with someone like Snoop, it’s like… READ MORE
Time Lapse built, Equipped, Prepared, Time This time-lapse of a home being constructed from start to finish reinforces the idea that even relatively big things happen because of a lot… READ MORE
Passing the Baton Control, Faith, passing the baton, runner In a relay race, one runner passes the baton to another. This is necessary to run the race successfully. In the life of faith,… READ MORE
Slow and Steady Following Christ, hurry, rush, slow, spiritual moment, Steady The parable of the tortoise and the hare is a good story to apply to the Christian life. Many people look for a spiritual… READ MORE
Inch By Inch Choices, day by day, Identity, inches, small decisions In the film Any Given Sunday (directed by Oliver Stone, Warner Bros., 1999), a down-on-his-luck coach gives one of the best motivational speeches in… READ MORE
Afraid to Hope Faith, Hope, new year, optimistic, wounds It is challenging to amp oneself up for an optimistic new year when the wounds of the previous year still gape. Instead of hope,… READ MORE
Combatting My Fear Faith, fall short, lamentations, new year, Peace, Progress, Purpose, Trust We don’t find many helpful responses in a Google search about how to use the Bible to combat existential fear and dread. Whether asking… READ MORE
Speaking Like God accent, Development, speaking “Studies have shown that accents begin to develop in the brain as young as 6 months of age. Babies begin mapping familiar sounds and… READ MORE
Unique Identity fingerprints, Identity, patterns, Unique While most know that our fingerprints are unique to each of us, it is less commonly known that we have other factors that are… READ MORE
Precious Materials fabric, material, original, quality, recycling, textile We expect clothing to transform us into the people we’d like to be. But not only may that not work, but the clothing industry… READ MORE
Covered Face covered, face, kids, mask, Panic, scary A child behavior specialist explains that children are naturally frightened of a covered, or veiled, face: “Children of any age can have a degree… READ MORE
Convenient Improvement Change, improvement, protein, Quick Fix A common and more modern way of improving ourselves is dieting or adjusting our food intake with the use of prepared foods such as… READ MORE
The “Good Old Days” deep love, good old days, life change, meeting, Savior There are times we can look back on and say, “That was when my life changed!” Maybe it was the moment you met your… READ MORE
Meeting Your Hero Hero, Holy Spirit, introcution, life changing, life saver, meeting, Salvation, strong impact Have you ever met your hero? Maybe it was the chance to meet a famous athlete you’ve looked up to, like Tom Brady or… READ MORE
Why Are You Waiting Power, Time, Value, Waiting Waiting can painful! Waiting for a child to be born, waiting for a car to get repaired, waiting at the DMV. According to a… READ MORE
Better Days abundant life, Hope, Problems, Salvation, Struggles, Trust, vantage point We often struggle for hope. Depending on the vantage point, some people won’t be able to grasp the struggles that others face. Poverty and… READ MORE
Songs of Our Heart celebrating, Joy, singing, Songs Singing is an incredible outlet for what our heart feels. Consider the times you’ve been driving and a song comes on that immediately brings… READ MORE
Announcing Your Arrival Announcement, announcer, awaiting the arrival, someone special Has anyone announced your arrival? Maybe you were an athlete, and the announcer called your name, number, and position as you walked out to… READ MORE
