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Yoked with Jesus Christ

Today in church we discussed being yoked together with Jesus Christ. This comes from the scripture in Matthew: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shallContinue reading “Yoked with Jesus Christ”

We are all Ordinary People!

Inner Reflection

39 years ago while on a mission for my church in South Korea, my grandfather wrote me a letter and asked if I was someone who set goals at the beginning of the year to accomplish something or someone who was content in trying to do their best throughout the year. I am more ofContinue reading “Inner Reflection”

Gifts to Him

It never gets old to hear the story of Christmas…the story of Jesus Christ. But that story wasn’t the beginning and it isn’t the end. The story of Christ is our story too. We are all living it. The story of Christ and the story of Christmas is in the invitation to Come to Him.Continue reading “Gifts to Him”

Consider Your Ways

In Haggai (in the Old Testament) the Lord asks us to Consider Your ways. As we approach a new year, it’s a great time to look at our life and consider if it is where we want it to be; not necessarily in terms of job, wealth, or status, but are we the type ofContinue reading “Consider Your Ways”

Emotional Resilience

Emotional Resilience is the ability to adapt or to respond to a stressful or unexpected situation or crises. This can include physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, or social resilience. But how do we develop it? Like anything else it takes practice and some self-introspection. Dr. Ginsburg, human development expert mentions five components that help us toContinue reading “Emotional Resilience”

“Bad things” vs “Hard things”

Many times when some difficulty, trial, or tragedy strikes, somewhere we might hear the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” This past week as I studied the book of Job in the bible, many of his friends ask the same thing of him. But what is bad? is it bad to loseContinue reading ““Bad things” vs “Hard things””

Are you an optimist?

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? A few weeks ago at church we were studying in Numbers 14 in the Bible in which Moses sends out 12 spies to look at the land that the Lord wants them to inhabit. Ten of the men come back and tell how wonderful the land is, butContinue reading “Are you an optimist?”

There are no dead ends

The other day while hiking I came to the end of a path and it just stopped. The all-trails map I had on my phone said it continued on; connecting with another path in just a short distance. I turned a different way down another dirt forest road thinking I might have made a mistake,Continue reading “There are no dead ends”

Yoke Ourselves with Jesus Christ

What is a yoke and why do we want to be yoked to Christ? From Matthew 11:28-30 we read: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laded, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and yeContinue reading “Yoke Ourselves with Jesus Christ”