But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. – Jeremiah 17:7-9 During times of transition with things changing in unexpected ways and happening faster than anticipated, distractions come in diverse ways. Staying focused on the detail

Have you ever wondered if prayer really matters? Is God really there? I know I have at times, especially in times of solitude my mind becomes distracted. I think connecting with God in our culture is a difficult task. In Paul Miller’s book “A Praying Life,” he focuses on different ways to connect with God in a distracting world. The goal by the end of the book is to have implemented prayer in one’s life on a regular basis. His main concept for everyone to grasp is that learni

“Give us day by day our daily bread”, (Lk. 11:3) (NKJV) One day while Jesus was praying, His disciples stood by waiting for Him to finish His time of communion with God the Father. Upon His completion, one of His disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray as John the Baptist had taught his disciples to pray. In Luke’s account of Jesus’ didactical session with His disciples on the matter of approaching God the Father in prayer, Jesus emphasizes three major points: 1.) The h

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” -- Genesis 3:19 One of the highlights of my travels last year was the opportunity to visit the Great Pyramids of Giza. These monuments to the Pharaohs of the past have stood for thousands of years—a testament to the lives of not just these rulers of days gone by, but to the builders who erected these monuments. And des