Click here to hear my views on why God is not all you need!
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Love and Blessin’s,
David
Click here to hear how leaving a job for less money has been a great move for me.
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Love and Blessin’s,
David
Not long ago a friend asked me what food I miss the most while traveling. I first thought about the foods that I like: Mexican, chips and dip (kinda Mexican), Chick-Fil-A, Panera, Thanksgiving dinner, etc. Then, I realized what I really like about food. Here was my answer:
We arrived home after a few hours at the grocery store, and asked our three year old to carry in a bag of bread. Her arms dropped in exhaustion and her knees buckled as she exclaimed, “I’m too busy!”
Continue reading “Busy on purpose: Three steps to better your busyness”
As a Christian, I can’t tell you how many discussions I’ve had about whether Christians should dress up and go trick or treating on Halloween. One side will bring up the pagan roots, and all the evil that this day represents. Another side will say, “Dude! Free candy!”
A friend once asked me if I was concerned that I would somehow be honoring or worshiping Satan if I were to celebrate Halloween. Continue reading “The Kingdom of God is not a diet”
Give God permission to write your story. Give Him the pen. Then willingly step into the story God writes for you.
First, I want to thank you for your patience while I went “blog silent” for a while. I also want to wish my beautiful daughter a Happy Birthday! I love you daddy time! I love you Big Time! (only she will understand ♥ ) Continue reading “Give God the Pen”
Two techniques to enhance your worship experience.
Sometimes I get distracted from focusing on God during worship. I have two “go to” techniques in these moments I want to share. I am interested in what you do to enhance your worship time?
What do you do when the music just isn’t doing it for you?
Jason Ellsworth, a great friend and incredible worship leader (click the link to learn more), once told me, “music is a tool to lead us to worship.” That comment has stuck with me for many years.
Music is a powerful tool. In the church there are old and new songs that really resonant with me (these are often “songs I like”). And, there are old and new songs that do not really resonate (ok…let’s be honest, these are usually “songs I don’t like”).
The sad part is, some people actually like those “songs I don’t like”! (gasp!) Even worse, some people do not like those “songs I like”! Travesty!
My heart goes out to all the worship leaders!
When it comes to the age old debate about “what songs should be sung on Sunday”, there seems to be a few options to choose:
“Music is a tool to lead us to worship” – Jason Ellsworth
Let’s be honest, the music is usually not the reason you or I cannot worship God. In my experience, I have left worship services where I loved every song, but did not have a close encounter with the Almighty. And, I have had very intimate and life changing times of worship when I didn’t like the songs being played. The change wasn’t the music, it was how prepared my heart was.
Even still, there are often times of distraction for me during church where I find my mind drifting. Here is what I do.
Two main activities that enhance my time of worship.
Whether I like the song or not, I find these two activities enhance my worship tremendously:
What about you? What do you do during worship that enhances your time of worship? Comment below.
Love and Blessin’s,
David
Featured Image provided by Jeremy Ellsworth Photography – www.JeremyEllsworth.com – Check him out for your photography needs!
I was coming home from the skate park totally unaware of what was about to take place.
I chose a different route than normal, and on the way there was a sign that read, “Road Closed to Thru Traffic”. This sign was on the side of the road, so for some reason I decided that it must not apply to me. I thought to myself, “I can make it through.”
Three steps to take when your prayer list is too long!
When I was growing up I had a friend who would talk a lot. We used to say that he only talked when he was inhaling and when he was exahaling. I am sad to say that sometimes my prayers can sound a lot like my friend.
It is easy to make a list of people to pray for and things to pray about. When I pray, I just dive right in. Sometimes the things on my prayer list compel me to make sure God is aware of what I want. And I do all I can to make sure I don’t miss an item on my list. Today, that is how my prayer time began.
Continue reading “Why you should stop praying long enough to breathe”
Recently I have been putting a greater focus on small, incremental changes in my life rather than trying to overwhelm myself with the things that I am not doing. For example:
Continue reading “How incremental change can transform your relationship with God and others!”
