My daughter is making improvements and getting a bit braver at playing basketball. At practice last night, she got to throw the ball in once. That helped increase her excitement. At bedtime last night, she told me she’s scared of the ball hitting her in the face when it comes down, and she’s afraid of having the ball 🏀 because
Have you ever crawled out of the bed in the morning, your heart full of anger, anxiety, or sadness, and you didn’t know how to overcome it? Have you ever been in a social situation where you conformed to the notion, “When in Rome, do as they Romans”, and you compromised your integrity to feel socially accepted? Have you ever
Why worry? That was the question behind the fantastic message Pastor Marcos Bellamy delivered today at Trinity Baptist Church. Can worry help your situation? Does worry help bring about a desired result? Jesus already knows the things you are experiencing. The average person’s anxiety is focused on:40% things that will never happen30% of things that have already happened12% things others
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s okay to say “No!” Recently, I listened to the Confessions of a Crappy Christian podcast where Karen Ehman, author of “When Making Others Happy is Making you Miserable” was a guest. She said “we cannot fulfill our divine purpose if we’re too busy living everyone else’s.” She went on to
Throughout most of my career, I have been really good at coming up with creative ideas. Throughout most of my career, I have been semi-good at communicating those ideas. Throughout most of my career, I have simply let those ideas die the moment they were shot down by others. Then one day, someone sat me down and asked me about
A few months ago, as I was talking with one of our pastors about getting baptized, I shared with him a struggle I was having teaching my daughter to pray. As we talked about that topic and other challenges I faced as a parent, he said sometimes the hardest part about parenting is seeing the reflection of ourselves in our
Humility is a reflection of who Christ is in your life. I ponder those words a lot. Yesterday, as I was scrolling a social media newsfeed, I saw a post with a large number of ❤️ and 👍. It read: “I’VE GOT 3 RULES:1. Don’t lie to me2. Don’t use me3. If you’re tired of me, leave me alone.” I
Have you ever found yourself asking God, “Why me? Why did you allow this to happen? When am I going to catch a break?” As I studied Proverbs 3:5-6 tonight, I ran across these words from Adrian Rogers, “Why is it difficult for us to trust the Lord with all of our hearts? I’ll tell you why. It’s hard to
Do you ever find yourself searching for something more, and no matter how much you search, you just can’t seem to find what you’re looking for? Maybe you hop from job to job, knowing the next work environment is going to make you happier. And it does, for a while. Maybe you hop from relationship to relationship, believing the next
“The element missing in so many things is God.” Those words spoke to me today in our Connect Group at Trinity Baptist Church as Josh Mudford led us through a discussion on the importance of worshiping with others. Why has our society made going to church optional? Because Satan uses being busy to keep us away from church. When we
