Bridges: “Repairing Damaged Relationships” There are a couple words that are an important part of repairing damaged relationships, but they are two of the hardest words to say –“I’m sorry.” Acknowledging our own failure in a relationship and sincerely apologizing is difficult, but it is one of the most critical skills to develop in order to have good relationships with […]

Bridges: “Recognizing what Ruins Relationships” In Ephesians 4, Paul helps us identify the common mistakes that sabotage our relationships and how to avoid them.

The Habits of Happiness: “Live on Purpose” God has a purpose for your life. Before you were born, God prepared good works for you to do in His Name, for His glory. Your purpose is not simply to be happy. Happiness is the byproduct of living a life with real purpose.

Bridges: “Recapturing Romance in Marriage” After years of marriage, your relationship can lose some of its heat and feelings can start to fade. Maybe you would say, “Things are okay. And I’m okay with okay.” But what if God has something better for you than okay; something more intimate and passionate?

The Habits of Happiness: “Choose My Relationships Carefully” You are who you are, and you are where you are, largely because of the people in your life. And your future will be affected, for good or for bad, by the friends you keep. So, our relationship decisions are the most important decisions we make in life.

The Habits of Happiness: “Control My Thoughts” When we look back at our life and see the missteps and mistakes we made…they all began with one thought. Today we will look at the steps to take to control our thoughts.

Weights: “What’s Holding You Back?” As we crossover into a New Year, many people make resolutions. Perhaps the most common resolution is to drop a few pounds. Unfortunately, too many Christians are carrying extra weight of another kind; things that drag you down and hold you back spiritually. Do you still feel the guilt and shame of sins from your […]

The Habits of Happiness: “First Things First” Every January, we hear and say, “Happy New Year” dozens of times? It’s a nice thing to wish someone a happy new year, and we all hope to have a happy new year ourselves. But wishing and hoping won’t make it so. For 2018 to be a better year than 2017, it will […]

Fear Not: “Where You Stand With God” When you were a kid, did your parents teach you the “Now I lay me down to sleep…” bedtime prayer? Did the part about “if I should die before I wake” freak you out too? Maybe like many other kids, you drifted off to sleep every night asking for God’s forgiveness, wanting to […]

Fear Not: “What People Think of You” It’s very human to want to be liked. From an early age, we hunger for approval whether from our parents for riding our bike without training wheels or on the playground at recess as our friends are choosing teams. But caring too much about how others see us can become a problem that […]