NicJan 29, 20182 minFear in Its Rightful Place Part 5Before exploring God's role let's just consider a concept that can aid us in dealing with fear. Since our scope of control is so limited...
NicJan 22, 20181 minTaking a Brief BreakIt is time. Not my favorite time but an important time on the farm. We are harvesting our pigs, both last week and this week. This...
NicJan 18, 20183 minFear in Its Rightful Place Part 4Life becomes the problem when we seek to control our world. The need for control saps us of our vitality and enjoyment of life because we...
NicJan 17, 20182 minFear in Its Rightful Place Part 3In college, I had a friend who was a West Point graduate, army ranger and a devout Christian and one evening while talking we both...
NicJan 16, 20182 minFear in its Rightful Place Part 2Matthew 10:26-31 26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be...
NicJan 15, 20182 minFear in Its Rightful Place Part 1I have struggled with fear for as long as I can remember, but I am here to encourage you; it doesn’t have to rule your life. In 2008 my...
NicoleJan 15, 20182 minFear in Its Rightful Place IntroductionWhat is Fear? Appropriate Fear vs. Pathological Fear Definition: an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is...
NicJan 12, 20182 minFailure is a four-letter wordFailure is a four letter word in my book. Okay, I can count and I know it’s actually seven but I have spent much of my life treating it...
NicJan 10, 20182 minThis is a Moment! Living For Real 3So we know that knowing and doing are not the same things because so often there is a gap between them. Steve Garber, a Christian...
NicJan 9, 20182 minWhat Makes the Difference? Living For Real 2Jesus's life demonstrated two things that I know my life needs. First, his view of reality included total dependence on the Father to...
NicJan 8, 20182 minLiving for RealOne day a while back I had a great idea, walk with the kids out to the blueberry patch. Carrying bowls and colanders, we could pick some...
NicJan 6, 20181 minThe Plan...As we move through the next year my plan is to post Monday through Friday on the Encouragement page. I hope to work on videos on the...
NicJan 5, 20181 minDon't be Afraid of What You Might FindAs we persevere with spending time in the Word, we may begin to discover unexpected things. Maybe not this week or next, but sometime...
NicJan 4, 20181 minReal Resolutions are MessyHow is it going? Everything on schedule? Or have you missed a day? Forgotten in the rush to get out the door? Had your neatly planned...
NicJan 3, 20183 minLearning to Look Past the LayersEach one of us has layers upon layers of experiences, built up, that shape our personalities and guide our reactions. We may have a...
NicJan 2, 20182 minStaying Warm in this WorldSee the fat pony See the snow on the fat pony See the power of insulation, both fur and fat, on that fat pony! Okay, that is an awful...
NicJan 1, 20183 minHappy NEW Life!2018 New Year’s Challenge: Love the word... Resolve to be in the word Learn the word Meditate on the word Lean on the word Search the...
NicDec 31, 20172 minWelcoming the NEWSo What, Now What? This was the question my campus minister, Doug asked each time he introduced us to a new concept in college, “So what,...
NicDec 30, 20172 minPreparing for the NEW 2What about us? Is God our first love? That was the question I posed yesterday. It is a key question and a challenging one, does God...
NicDec 29, 20173 minPreparing for the NEWForget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am...