One of the psychological defenses we have is to repaint our past to justify our present choices for our future. Have you ever heard someone say, “We were never close…” or “He never really did anything nice for me…” or something that you simply knew wasn’t true? You may wonder why the person would even say something when you can produce video, witnesses, and proofs that their statements were never so. What they are trying to do is convince themselves of something so they…
Not understanding the biblical principles that govern prayer has caused many Christians to be ineffective in prayer. The consequence is that such individuals regress from ineffective prayer into the sin of prayerlessness. Such prayerlessness stifles their ability to receive the continuous flow of divine power necessary to be effective in God’s service. It makes them fruitless Christians. If their plight is to be reversed so that their lives become fruitful and effective in God’s service, they must understand just why…
Bringing in the New Year with Shalene, Gary, Bethany, Michael, Alivia, Brandon, Christa & Tessa was AWESOME… We started out with an AWESOME surf and turf dinner, complete with lobster tail, crab, shrimp (cocktail & scampi), sweet potato fries, and ramen salad. The girls cleaned up the kitchen, then we played Imagine If and had mini cream puffs and peanut butter balls for dessert. We had a fun white elephant gift exchange then watched a little of a few different…
On Christmas night, the entire family, along with Shalene, Angie and Jeanette, headed up north to the Cabin! It was great to wake up and be there the next day. Jesse, Hannah, Gabe, Shalene, Angie, Jeanette, and Lizzy took off to Boyne to ski in the awesome snowy weather, while the rest of us chilled at home. Amber and Bethany made some chili. The rest of the extra long weekend was great: we played games, watched movies, finished the chocolate…