Nuggets

I bet you didn’t know just how much your actions today will impact the lives of your children, if you have them. Or your grandchildren, if you have them. Scripture reminds us there is a cascading effect on children, grandchildren and great grandchildren from your behaviors today. By the time most of you will realize […]

Let me ask you a question. If you are traveling to a destination to which you have never been before, would you just take off and hope you could get to your intended destination? Of course not, you’d get out your Google Maps or Waze and look for the best way to get there. Yet

With your busy life, misunderstandings are inevitable. You can prevent many conflicts in your relationship simply by slowing down, setting aside distractions, and offering your full attention to the person who is speaking. What gets in the way of doing this? Truer for men than women. Multitasking. How many of you are in the habit

My Dear LORD Jesus, I have a ‘holy’ urge to be about bringing a Country Fellowship to Celina. Sometimes I need a refresher I am on the right track. Please confirm this is the track I need to be on. I don’t want to waste a single moment of the time I have left here.

When The Gorgeous Redhead and I first got together, we were the proverbial skunk and turtle respectively. She conducted her business at the top of her lungs and I withdrew into my shell. Neither of us understood the root cause of these behavior models was to be found in the oft misunderstood and shunned illness we know as depression.

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Recently I was asked to post this NUGGET again. It was true before and still is today. In the English language, ‘love’ is a catch-all term for many different kinds of feelings. This is only partly why English speakers are so comfortable slinging it around. If love knows no boundaries, then surely there’s no language barrier

Father, God, thank You for sending Jesus among us to do what no one else ever did or could. Since Jesus was and is the Prince of Peace who is both with and within me, I can stay calm in the midst of stressful situations, by re-centering myself in You. Thank You for caring enough for

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (II Corinthians 5:17) In his book Teaching the Elephant to Dance, James Belasco describes how trainers shackle young elephants with heavy chains to deeply embedded stakes. In that way the elephant learns to

Part 5 of the series on building strong relationships. There is hope for those of you who have been wounded in your marriage or from a divorce. You can view Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 on our website here, www.24kgoldmarriage.org. Get on the Same Page in the Book A willing spirit begins with a