If your life is breaking down and a new year seems looming, make this emergency call; this is for you. 

Are you a leader? Or a boss? Maybe you find yourself in a leadership position and you are feeling over your head. Let's take a look at how Jesus led as to better grasp how we can lead as He did. He knew one thing: there is something powerful when the powerful become powerless. 

 

What do people first notice when you meet someone new? First impressions are important! Is it your smile? Maybe you have a good handshake? What was Paul's first impression of the Roman church and what can we learn from his introduction. 

I have learned something about the importance of joy from two infants. There are so many ups and downs in this life. How do we keep life from stealing our joy? Maybe we just need to be held. 

Being sick is just something that happens if you're human. However, there are a few things that you can do to prevent taking sick days at work or skipping your grad school class because of the stomach flu. Being spiritually sick is the same way. You don't have to, but if you want to feel better, have energy, or not spread the sickness to others, you can do things to become spiritually healthy.

We forget two things when we are frustrated with the small events of our lives. Why am I still an intern? When will I get a raise? When will I find a spouse? First, we forget that seasons change and second, that God uses specific seasons to grow and change us. 

Creating peace in the midst of family chaos is a challenge. How can we keep from fighting when some personalities are too big to fit through the front door or mix like oil and water? How do we create peace, not war, in a family who loves to live on the battlefield? Here's some advice for your trip home for the holidays.

Who are you in this story? If you are like me you usually skip over Paul in I Timothy 4:12 and get frustrated with the people in the church who were not listening to Timothy. Speaking encouragement to others is difficult because that's what we all desire. Maybe we can learn from what Paul has to say. Who are you in the story...Paul, Timothy or neither?