Category: Spiritual Walk

True Love!

02/13/2015Holidays, Spiritual Walk, , , , 7 Comments

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I confess: I used to read romance novels. Lots of them. I’d check one out of the library, read it, return it, and get the next one on the shelf. I especially enjoyed a series – by the end of it, I felt like the characters were family.

It didn’t matter if they were set in medieval times, modern times, or any time in between – I’d read them. I enjoyed each one, and yet they were all the same. There was usually a poor girl and a wealthy man – she would fall for him – he would pursue her – and they would live happily ever after; true love wins.

But, wait – isn’t that the story of Cinderella? Isn’t that the storyline of the latest best selling romance novel? How did we get from Cinderella to Shades of Grey? How did we move from glass slippers to continue here

Walking Uphill

02/10/2015Spiritual Walk, , , , , 8 Comments

There is a hill down the street from where I live that challenges me. The challenge is not so much walking the hill, but trying to figure out how it’s only half a mile down, but it’s at least two miles back up!

Sure, it doesn’t look all that daunting when you first turn onto the hill, there’s barely an incline.
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And, once you get past the first curve, it sort of drops off a little, but it doesn’t seem steep or difficult.
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And, granted, unless you’ve driven it, or walked it, you don’t know what’s around that curve; it could be something keep walking here

A Griswold Valentine’s Day

02/06/2015Holidays, Spiritual Walk, , , , , , 2 Comments

It’s almost Valentine’s Day and I wonder how Clark Griswold would celebrate? You know Clark – he’s Chevy Chase’s character in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. He’s the guy who desires to fulfill every tradition perfectly and exceed every expectation to make Christmas more magical than anyone can imagine.

I’m sure Clark would have high hopes for a fantastic Valentine’s Day. In his daydreams it is probably a day filled with candy for his children, flowers for his mother and mother-in-law, a romantic continue here

Buying Lies

02/03/2015Sharing the Gospel, Spiritual Walk, , , , , , , 7 Comments

post117graphicWhat lie have you purchased lately? None? No one buys a lie, right? Wrong. We buy lies all the time. Every time we buy into something that is not true, we are purchasing a lie. What lie(s) have you purchased…

“You’re hopeless”

“You’ve ruined your life.”

“You’ll never amount to anything.”

“You’ll always be alone.”

“You’ll continue here for truth

Choices

01/30/2015Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Walk, , , , , 12 Comments

First you make your choices, and then your choices make you. If you are like me, you know that’s a true statement, but sometimes it just doesn’t matter.

Seriously, it’s January and the gym is calling your name…
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But so are the treats in the pantry…
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Both can be right choices at the right time. I think it becomes a bad choice when we choose sweets at the expense of sweat for a long period of time. It requires hours on the elliptical to work off a momentary indulgence in thin mints! We must be careful what we find more here