Dec 6, 2022 | Contentment, Gratefulness, Gratitude, Happiness, Joy, Pastor
Gratitude is a choice. A powerful choice The Apostle Paul said: “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” And a bit later he wrote: “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation.” Question is . . . how does a...
Nov 23, 2022 | Contentment, Gratitude, Pastor
Gratitude is a choice. A powerful choice Especially in difficult seasons of life. Problem is, gratitude and contentment are unnatural responses for most of us humanoids. Even in normal times (are there such times?) being grateful doesn’t come automatically for...
Dec 23, 2020 | Christmas, Contentment, Joy, Uncategorized
Jaime Hlavin joins the blog once again today as we celebrate Christmas with you. Enjoy ~ John During my freshman year in college, I took a humanities class that covered various pieces of art and music. My favorite part of that semester-long class was the time we spent...
Nov 21, 2018 | Contentment, Family, Gratefulness, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day! I’ve heard business and psychology gurus pitch the idea that we can think our way to a better life. Their premise? Our brain is soft-wired, and can be re-wired by thinking positively, and in doing so, we can have a happier life. Since...
Nov 22, 2017 | Contentment, Uncategorized
I’ve heard business and psychology gurus pitch the idea that we can think our way to a better life. Their premise? Our brain is soft-wired, and can be re-wired by thinking positively, and in doing so, we can have a happier life. Since this is Thanksgiving week,...
Dec 8, 2016 | Calling, Career, Contentment, Fatigue, Fear, Leadership, Rest, Stress, Work
This past Sunday we celebrated Family Christmas at our church. It’s an annual event where we honor people who lived out the Christmas story during the past year. We had a big crowd. So much energy in the room. Everything was perfect. Later that afternoon, sitting on...
