Did you know that a 20 second hug releases the bonding hormone and neurotransmitter, oxytocin, which is nature’s anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drug? A hug is a good medicine. It transfers energy and gives the person hugged an emotional lift. Hugging is a form of communication, because it can say things […]
4 Ways to Impact Someone’s Life Today!
If you have ever been in a car wreck, then you probably remember the moment of impact. That moment when everything suddenly comes to a crashing halt. I can remember a few car wrecks that I have been in. In one wreck someone ran a red light and broadsided me. […]
Uniquely You!
We look in the mirror and say to ourselves, “Why am so short? Why am I so tall? Why do I have freckles? Why am I so pale? Why am I so dark? Why do have long skinny fingers? Why do I have short stubby fingers? Why do I have […]
Habits Create Success!
Our lives are a progression of thoughts that lead to words, that lead to actions, that lead to habits, that lead to a lifestyle, that eventually lead to your destiny. The word of the day is habit. Here are ten Daily Habits of Success. Make these a part of your […]
Winning Starts With Beginning!
Winning starts with beginning. The word of the day is begin. How many times have you told yourself, that one of these days I’m going to…and that day has never come? Why? Because you can’t wait on perfect scenarios before you begin. You can and should do everything possible […]
Make Every Minute Count!
I just received news that one of my Pastor friends that I have known for 30 years, just lost his 20 year old son in a motorcycle accident. My heart is hurting for this precious family. This young man loved the Lord and had a purpose and passion for life. […]
Ready or Not!
I was 12 or 13 years old and had just come home from school. Walking into my house I noticed something wasn’t right. The television was on, the lights were on, there was food on the stove top, the table was even set, but something wasn’t right. My Mother was […]
Holy Communion?
My brothers and I grew up as Preacher’s Kids hanging around the church after school and through the week. Oftentimes we would find ourselves hungry like normal red-blooded American boys. So we would break into the church kitchen looking for food. Usually, all we found were communion wafers and […]
Renew me O God!
There was a season in my life as a teenager when I became so hardened in my heart that I remember while being punished for something I had done, I told my father, you can spank me all you want, I’m not crying. My tears dried up after that. […]
You are Chosen by God!
The word of the day is chosen. John 15:16 says, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—“ You have been chosen by God. Did you know that most people are hindered at one time […]