What does intimacy look like? I’m not talking about physical intimacy. I’m talking about knowing and trusting someone so deeply as to be unafraid to be completely honest with them – knowing that they will not reject you no matter what. Even more than that kind of intimacy with another […]
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We are the salt of the earth. In the days in which this was spoken, there was no refrigeration. Salt was used to prevent the corruption and degradation of food. We are called to prevent the corruption and degradation of the society in which we live. We cannot do […]
Several bodies have been found near water in the past several weeks in the Austin area – at least one a week. Another one was in the news this morning. I do not think this is a coincidence. Ezekiel 47 speaks of life-giving water flowing out from the sanctuary to […]
I had a conversation the other day with a lady who was not happy about how difficult it is for some people to get government assistance to help them with their day-to-day existence. She was also upset that millionaires and billionaires have so much while she has so little. In […]
People are talking – a lot. In the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court decision to uphold Obamacare (and the subsequent debates over the extension of Bush-era tax cuts), I have encountered several comments and conversations recently about the responsibility of working Americans to fund the lifestyles of those who […]
The following is from one of my business blogs, Barefoot Biz Blog. It is from a publication I just released offering practical tips to protect your identity and other personal and financial information while vacationing this summer. Enjoy – and stay safe! Summer is here in all its sunshiny glory, […]
I recently saw a show on public television about a climber who was stuck on a mountain after an accident left him with a broken leg. Severely dehydrated, freezing, weak and exhausted, he slowly made his way down the mountain, mostly by sitting and dragging himself down – a process […]
Published April, 2012 in The Town Messenger Individual freedom is something we cherish and most of the time take completely for granted. We assume that tomorrow we will enjoy the same basic freedoms that we do today with the same confidence that we believe the sun will rise in the […]
The following is an article I posted in The Town Messenger Webzine (Published 4.13.12) With the weather warming up and Central Texas in full bloom, my inner outdoorsy girl has begun to emerge once again, and I am enjoying spending some portion of most evenings sitting outside just chillaxin’. My […]