Are you a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Most of us have a little of both running through our veins…some of us are just better than others at controlling or hiding the hideous side of ourselves. I doubt that Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson, realized when he was...

“God's purpose is greater than our problems, our pain and even our sin.” Rick Warren Unfortunately, many of us focus way too much on our problems, pain and sin to really ever see God’s purpose for our lives. I know I’ve talked about purpose until I’m blue in the face,...

Steve Harvey has been getting a ton of media attention lately – and not the good kind!! Unfortunately, his recent stardom is for a colossal mistake he made during the Miss Universe pageant.  I guess saying the wrong name for the winner is a really bad oops!!!  YIKES!...

How in the world will we ever realize our dreams if we don’t know what it is we are supposed to be doing or worse…we don’t DO it? The short answer is that we won’t reach any goal worth having without guidance, structure and action. Year after year many of us find...

Last week’s sermon focused on who we are and who we want to be and this week’s sermon discussed the change we commit to making through baptism…I definitely needed to hear both of them, as usual. So, what do both of these sermons have in common? Change.  And that is...

This time of year is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but for some it can be one of the worst…it all depends on what you are going through. For me, eleven years ago, December 22nd was one of the most joyous occasions in my life because my sweet Jake...

This blog is probably one of the scariest I’ve ever written because I’m full of angst and worry about how I will be received after weeks of absence.  YIKES!!! The basis of my fear is that GEM doesn’t matter in the lives of others and that I haven’t really been...

“So we pray, pray, pray. Would you shake our souls awake?  Holy Spirit, open the gate.  You lead the way with power and strength.  You send us in your name.  Now we are made holy unafraid.” So much wisdom is packed into this chorus to one of my favorite songs by Tim...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about whom I am, what I do and what I show to the outside world.  These thoughts stem from a worry of not being genuine at all times no matter what or whom I’m with. Somedays are easier than others, but the point is to be the ‘authentic...

November is my favorite month of the year because it’s my birthday month!!  WOOHOO!!!  Yep, I’m one of those people! It is during this time of year that I find myself evaluating where I’ve been and where I want to go.  I don’t necessarily sit down and write my dreams,...