Up until the fall of 2020 I had never thought much about politics, racism, culture, or many of the issues that have our country so divided today. I did not vote in 2012 and the only reason I did in 2020 was that I suddenly began to open my eyes as to what was happening …
Most recovery programs involve some type of process where a person writes down and/or discusses a person’s past history including the details of past transgressions. The process of writing down and discussing your past mistakes and sins is really just the Biblical concept of Confession. The Bible discusses this in many places such as in James …
I played golf for the University of St. Thomas where my coach was an older gentleman who had served in World War II. I was shocked when one day he told us he was not only non-Catholic but instead was an Atheist. This was especially surprising since I was attending a Catholic university where I …
So herein lies my dilemma. What does “turning your life over to God” really mean? I have complained to myself and to God that he has not listened to my thoughts and prayers for help. In doing so I have reduced God to nothing more than a genie in a bottle and became frustrated when …
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program that helps people struggling with addiction. While drugs, alcohol, and pornography are the usual addictions that come to mind it is common to find people hurting in numerous ways. As I have stated many times in other writings I feel there is a battle of good and evil being raged …
I think most people would agree with those thoughts but the question is “How do I change my thought patterns and set aside those thoughts which are causing me pain?” Hate, fear, anxiety, and all other negative conditions associated with this world are not found in God. Love, on the other hand, is of God …
Some believe there is no after life and thus what happens here… and I guess what you accomplish and acquire here…. is all there is to it. The adage “He who dies with the most toys wins” would be their mantra. But others think there is no need to worry about what happens in this …
I have read that the unforgiving mind is full of fear and blocks love which should fill our hearts and minds. I am coming to accept this as truth and have started to reach out to several people I need to forgive and begin a new relationship with. I want to immediately cut off thoughts of reliving …
“I am as God created me”. Surely you have heard a statement similar to that one. Or perhaps uttered it yourself. But do you truly believe it? Do you believe that you are who you are and where you are for a reason? Do you believe there is a divine plan in play or …
