As I enter my autumn years, and the months quickly become years, I can't help but reflect on my own life. Whether I've truly accepted and learned from the volatile, unpredictable, and challenging lessons I've been presented. Did I relished in my triumphs through my inflated ego or show true humility? Have I forgiven myself and others, and in defeat have I shown honor and perseverance, and most importantly, am I a worthy steward for the Lord?

Did you know that each of us as believers is a fingerprint of God? Everything we say or do, our actions, comments, and thoughts all reflect our relationship with God. How do we see the works of God in our everyday lives? God is a worker, a creator. He created this world and He tasked us with cultivating this in our everyday lives. We imagine Him when we work and lead productive lives. We call people to him by faithfully living out our daily routines, by just doing ordinary wo

Recently the opinion of an entertainment musical celebrity (Fantasia Barrino) made headlines and sparked a heated debate when after numerous failed relationships and a recent marriage of three years, in an interview on the Breakfast Club she advised, "women are losing their men because they won't let the man lead the relationship, women want to be the man, they don't want to submit". I somewhat understood her conviction, but also noticed she was vaguely quoting Christian doct

Out of all the turmoil we’ve experienced the few attributes I believe that have emerged from all our conflicts have been - a new attention to both our federal and local politics, a discussion of the injustices minorities have (and still) encounter, understanding the threat of our valued democracy from within our own political parties respectively, our right to seek and build personal income, tolerance of another’s personal freedom and choices, and what I deem most important,

I finally asked her what she thought was preventing her pursuing the possibilities. She thought of numerous flaws and imperfections she had noticed about him. I smiled to myself and recognized my dear friend had buried her heart and was now "Standing Guard". Ensuring nothing (or any man) would penetrate her barrier again.

Remember when you were a child and you had that one object, thought, person or action that you just couldn’t be without? You imagined if you didn’t have that object, be in that particular place, or control that event life would not be worth living. You probably experienced that first tantrum as a result of life or your parents forcing you to let go of that security blanket, telling you summer at granddad’s is cancelled or that you didn’t get that college acceptance after week

There's a country song by Miranda Lambert released in 2009 that takes us through a life journey of struggles, disappointments, success, and celebrations. All these events and emotions have the singer reflecting on her beginning, where it all started for this lost lady. She looks back to her formative years to try and understand who she is, and who she has become.