Month: January 2016

Prayer for the US presidential primaries

January 29, 2016 | 12 comments

The presidential primaries are heating up in the United States right now. Political debate, ads, rhetoric, accusations lobbed back and forth, and daily polls often headline the news. For interested observers, it can be tempting to get emotionally caught up

What do you expect?

January 28, 2016 | 7 comments

“We tend to get what we expect.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale Expectations can be so subtle in the human mind. A person may affirm on the surface that they expect to stay healthy, but if they entertain unconscious fears that

Eliminate that rush-rush feeling

January 27, 2016 | 9 comments

Do you ever feel like you have to rush around to get things done? Here are a few thoughts from a Daily Lift I recently shared that can cure those hurry-up sensations. “Your right place”

God is forgiving

January 26, 2016 | 8 comments

It was heart wrenching for me to read a story about a 15-year-old boy who cut off his right hand after being falsely accused of blasphemy by an imam in his local village. It was an ordinary evening prayer session.

Always be a winner

January 25, 2016 | 11 comments

Would you like to always feel like a winner? It’s possible when you set spiritual goals that are attainable no matter what other people do or fail to do around you. It’s when we set material goals that we set