• BOOK REVIEW: THE 30 DAY PRAISE CHALLENGE by Becky Harling

    If you do something long enough it goes past being a habit and becomes a lifestyle. THE 30 DAY PRAISE CHALLENGE by Becky Harling will help you develop a life of praise and worship. As a firm believer of spending more time giving God glory than a list of complaints I agree with THE 30 DAY PRAISE CHALLENGE 100%.  One…

  • THE UGLY SIDE OF WRITING

       I went to bed earlier than usual, 1AM and woke up at my usual time 7:30AM but I did not get out of bed until 8; I was thinking. I had my usual glass of orange juice and a cup of coffee, prayers were said while in bed and so my day began. Yesterday was suppose to be publishing…

  • BOOK REVIEW: WOUNDED BY GOD’S PEOPLE

    Sometimes the truth hurts and the truth is that Christians often hurt Christians. “WOUNDED BY GOD’S PEOPLE” written by Anne Graham Lotz is an excellent lesson in how those of us who have been the victim of Christian opinion can move on while defining how Christians hurt other Christians. One of my many ‘soap box’ issues is the judgmental nature…

  • It’s That Time Again!

    For me National Novel Writing Month is the NASCAR of writing, it is exhilarating, challenging and fun! It is an opportunity to communicate with other writers while still writing. Like driving laps around the speedway going as fast as you can occasionally interacting with another driver I will be at Panera Bread (the Speed Way of choice)  write as fast…

  • THOUGHTS ON VOLUNTEERING

        I cannot, with all sincerity, say I am surprised at the number of people who choose not to volunteer although sometimes someone says something that catches me off guard. I was at a family gathering once in which I was suppose to leave early to serve at church and a cousin calmly stated: “We never volunteer, we leave…

  • IT’S WHAT I DO

    Beginning Thursday October 3 ‘GOD’S WAY” small group, which I facilitate, will start a new Bible study: “REBUILDING YOUR BROKEN WORLD”  It is an excellent Bible Study by Chip Ingram for those who are grieving and for those experiencing a life changing event. You do not have to be a member of Miami Vineyard Community Church to attend nor do…