Category: Where We Go One We Go All

Participate in life and Live!

We cannot grow when we no longer participate in life. When life deals its inevitable hurts into our lives and we naturally want to retreat. Our place of retreat is usually some kind of self-made dungeon where we can feel sorry for ourselves and mope in the privacy of our own dark corner of isolation.…
Does Bonding mean “Joined at the hip”?

The experience of proper bonding with another person has been for me the most enjoyable experience of my life. Too many times the baggage from past relationships or the hurtful experiences in our past drive us to improper bonding with others. This improper bonding usually develops into full blown co-dependency. In proper bonding, closeness will…
To relate or islolate?

It seems like the word that best describes my childhood is isolation. Whether I was truly isolated, or if it was simply a perceived situation I cannot say. I had older siblings, two of which had moved out by the time I was four, and two who still lived at home but were at least…
Psalm 145

Psalm 145 A psalm of praise. Of David. 1 [1] I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. 2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no…
How I discovered the changes I needed to make in my life.

When my life was at its lowest point I had been under doctor’s care for chronic depression for three years. Long before the doctor had diagnosed depression I felt the despair that loneliness and a lack of any true bonded relationship brings. I really had no idea why I felt as bad as I did,…
The Withering Tree

Luke 13:6-8 6. Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. 7. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for…
Living Stones

Dear friends, As Carole and I were reading scripture the other day, this passage jumped out at me. It was such a leap, that I just had to share it, and see if anybody out there agrees with me that this may make a good name for our ministry. The name I am suggesting is…
Psalm 13

Another Sunday morning has come and passed. This Sunday we took a look at Psalm 13: Psalm 13 For the director of music. A psalm of David. 1 How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my…
4 Areas Where We Have a Hard Time Getting it Right.

There are four main areas in our lives where it’s hard to get it right. Bonding. Boundaries. Good vs Bad. Feeling Grown Up. As we use the tools of Grace, Truth and Time, we can take a realistic look at our lives, and see where circumstances may have dealt us a short hand. Understanding these…