I'm sitting at Panera working on a Bible study that I'll be teaching on Thursday and I just glanced outside. There's a gentlemen sitting at a table on the patio and he has a very interesting outfit on: a long sleeve button down shirt that is tucked in to black athletic pants (the … [Read more...] about I am amused…
Beauty
I've been reflecting a bit about beauty. In the past couple weeks, I've been asked multiple times why I don't wear makeup. Interesting question. I tried to wear makeup - I bought all the right stuff, asked people how to appropriately apply it, etc. But in the end I just couldn't … [Read more...] about Beauty
Am I ADD?
I decided that I was going to work on my Bible study - seemed like a good way to spend some time this evening. I opened my laptop and turned on some worship music. Then I went to my coffee table to get my study from last week. I noticed my study for this week sitting there … [Read more...] about Am I ADD?
Self-discipline
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." ~ 2 Timothy 1:7Self-discipline. How does that work? If you lack it, how do you learn it? Pray a lot? Read a book? Create a schedule? Berate yourself into action? Or maybe it's … [Read more...] about Self-discipline
Tulips dancing in the wind
If you live in/near Peoria, you really need to go downtown and check out the tulips at the courthouse square - near Hamilton & Main. For those of you who can't make it, let me show you what I saw as I sat there for an hour this … [Read more...] about Tulips dancing in the wind
