Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Holiday schedules are full. Planning and activities seem unending. Many look forward to the arrival of the new year as normalcy begins to appear. An interesting word in the Bible that could surround the concept of rest is “selah.” The Book of Psalms is full of separate psalms with “Selah”… Continue reading Holiday Reflections
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Holiday Rest
How can I find time to rest this season? There’s so much to do! The idea of resting sounds impossible, doesn’t it? Parties. Holiday performances. Kids’ plays. Gifts to buy and wrap. Travel. Family visiting. And let’s not forget the end of the year work deadlines. The human body is a magnificent mystery. If you… Continue reading Holiday Rest
Connecting Through Stories
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Start with a story to grab the attention of, connect to, and engage with the target audience. That is critical standard advice for communicators. My daughter-in-love asked us to recommend books to read to our three-year old grandson about the true meaning of Christmas. We gave a few suggestions that… Continue reading Connecting Through Stories
A Frosty Imagination
A highlight of the Christmas season is watching the Christmas classics and listening to their beloved songs. Let’s take a brief look at some notable Christmas characters and see what we can learn from them. The scene outdoors is a delightful, miraculous white. There is an exhilarating chill in the crisp air. The neighborhood is… Continue reading A Frosty Imagination
Known and Seen
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Do you like the “I Spy” and “Where’s Waldo” games? A specific person or object is strategically hidden in a page full of clusters of colors that are similar to what you seek. When you find it, there is a satisfaction of the discovery. Can you imagine the joy of… Continue reading Known and Seen
Lessons from Rudolph
One of the enjoyable highlights of the Christmas season is watching the Christmas classics and listening to their beloved songs. Let’s take a brief look at some notable Christmas characters and see what we can learn from them. The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Marks, 1949; Muller, 1964) explains that this special reindeer had… Continue reading Lessons from Rudolph
We thank God
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Happy Thanksgiving week! We have so many reasons to be thankful! We thank God for family, friends, and foes. We thank God for the good and bad. We thank God for joys and sorrows. We thank God for health and illness. We thank God for abundance and hardships. We thank… Continue reading We thank God
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Yes, the holidays are quickly approaching. Are you delighted, or are you irritated that you have one more reminder? Admittedly, I am a grinch when it comes to the holidays. The busyness. The expectations. Plus, I am definitely not a good shopper nor do I like to shop unless I have a good reason. Thankfully,… Continue reading It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
This is Joy
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Joy: Jesus - Others - You It’s a simple acrostic and a powerful way to remember our priorities when loving God and others. Loving God is our first our priority. Our love for God overflows into our love for others. Our love for God and others represents and increases our… Continue reading This is Joy
What is your passion?
A trendy term today in business surrounds passion. What is your passion? What is it that drives you to succeed? What keeps you motivated? There are numerous books, podcasts, and courses on how to identity your passion and the steps to get to the achieved goal. Once you identify your passion(s), how do you keep… Continue reading What is your passion?
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