In multiple areas recently, I have felt overwhelmed with the amount of work that I needed to do and had several goals that I wanted to accomplish immediately. With everything going on in life, it seemed like I would never get them done. But I am slowly and surely learning the power of doing small amounts of a large task consistently each day.
Month: May 2021
Patience: Repentance and the Fruit of the Spirit
Processes and scripts help me in my daily life. Here I detail the process that I use when I need to repent of impatience.
Kids and Chores: Teaching Skills without Rewards or Punishments
In America, we are often told that children hate chores and have to be coerced through a system of allowance and punishments to make them help around the house. Perhaps there is a path that makes it easier for everyone.
Pedestals Are No Fun: Idols Set Everyone Up for Failure
Throughout the Bible we see God smashing idols. Our idols today don’t often look like small statues but like anything we choose to place above God, but the process of smashing those idols is still messy.
Book Review: The Exodus You Almost Passed Over by Rabbi David Fohrman
This book answered a question I had about the Bible for decades (literally). It also gave me new and enlightening insight into the way God was working through the ten plagues in Egypt.
Quiet Time Ideas
Sometimes it’s challenging to figure out what to read during our daily times with God. Here are a few ideas.