Estimated reading time: 3 minutes It is time for dinner! Learning how to create safe spaces in your environment can begin at the dinner table. With the decline of everyday family mealtime, it has to be an intentional setting to bring people together. Are you willing to create a safe space for family or friends?... Continue Reading →
The Road Not Taken
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes One of my favorite poems is still "The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost." As a fourth-grade student, we had to analyze this poem. Even today, I enjoy the choices and opportunities that this poem gives the spirit. Perhaps, you will share it with a younger person for inspiration, too.... Continue Reading →
You are not a Mistake: God Made You to Win
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes You are not a Mistake “You are NOT a mistake. God made you a winner!" More than a decade ago, how glad I was to hear that messenger. On a Friday evening, lives were changed among that audience. As simple as that, one person, with those words, affected the attendees.... Continue Reading →
Safe Spaces: Creating Environments for Youth
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The time to revisit Safe Spaces for children, youth, and young adults is now. True leaders must be willing to spend time and effort to support this subgroup. Among this generation, some leaders have reasons to choose organizations other than the church. They wish to be heard. Why Young People... Continue Reading →
Wellness – Turn and Live
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Wellness – Turn and Live There is so much noise around us. It can actually make you feel uneasily. Turning away is not always the answer. Somethings you must deal with it head-on. The challenge becomes how to deal with it without giving in to the distractions. You must be... Continue Reading →
Encourage Yourself
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes What a word in song! Donald Lawrence and The Tri-City Singers are famous for the song, #Encourage Yourself. The popular lyrics are: "Sometimes you have to encourage yourself; Sometimes you have to speak victory during the test; And no matter how you feel, Speak the word, and you will be... Continue Reading →