Alive and Active Life

GOT POWER? Sometimes I lack power (energy, drive, passion, direction, perspective, etc.). And those days don’t go quite as well. Either something has hit or parked in my life, and that development requires extra personal power. Usually it’s some kind Read More ...

I’ve been thinking about how often life just melts a person down. The pressures and stresses mount and – well – life just gets HOT! God uses the melting pot to carry out His process of refining character. Whether you are Read More ...

When you only have a few pieces of a huge puzzle, and that puzzle is your life, what do you do?  What if you don’t have time or energy to assemble it? What if the big picture scares you? What if Read More ...

The end of another year blends into the beginning of a new one by the simple passing of days. It’s the same process that happens all year long, but when those few days end one thing and begin another, they Read More ...

I found myself defining gratitude a bit differently this year. In past seasons of life, I’d always defined it as being thankful. Over time, I came to say it is an attitude – of gratitude. This year, however, I added Read More ...