Five Minute Friday #Speak

In a world where no matter what you say someone will take offense to it, where free speech is only if those who hate free speech agrees with what you say, there is one example we need to follow. Jesus knew when to speak and when to be silent. He was and is the most controversial person

Five Minute Friday-Place

I can’t help but to stop and think what brought the people to live in these forgotten places. What was life like? What made it so hard that no one lives there anymore? Why did they move to another place? At times it may seem like our lives are those forgotten places. Things going on that

Five Minute Friday – #Try

You can try shoes on. You can try a new size in clothes on to see how well you did on your diet. You can try a sample of some new foods at Trader Joe’s, Costco, or Kroger to see if you like what they are offering. However, you can’t try to do better, exercise more,

Five Minute Friday #Inspire

Inspire to set creativity into action. To challenge someone to become better. To breathe in the newness that only the Spirit of the Lord can bring. God the is the author of creativity and the one who inspires me. It could be a song, a picture, an experience, so many different ways He inspires us.

Five Minute Friday – Comfort

(Photo by Enrico Carcasci – Unsplash) Are you as comfortable as the koala is when you sleep or do you lay there tossing and turning trying to get comfortable so you can sleep? Have you invited the Lord to help you sleep? When my kids were young I used to pray that the Lord would

Five Minute Friday – Play

(Photo by Aziz Acharki – Unsplash) I love doing theater. Not going to a play but being in one. Having a chance to be someone that challenges me to step outside of being me. One of Shakespeare’s quotes is “All the world’s a stage.” Stop and think about that for a second. Now let’s finish

Five Minute Friday – Blessing

(Photo by Ester Marie Doysabas – Unsplash) Difficult people are a blessing in disguise. They cause us to draw closer to Jesus. He was no stranger to dealing with difficult people. Just look at His disciples, Martha, the Pharisees, even His own brothers, at times made life difficult for Him. We need to run to Him

Five Minute Friday – Steady

For my first Five Minute Friday. The prompt word is Steady. It is amazing how it fits on what Jesus says about getting rid of worry.