[I’ve only done this once before, but below what you will find is not my own work, but the shared insights from a woman named Kayla Iuliano. She shared her insights at a Catholic blog my wife reads. You can find the original HERE, but a bonus at the end

I have some impressive friends. One of my friends has seen a lot of ups and downs in his life – lots of impressive wins and sad losses – but his attitude towards them all and towards life is what impresses me most.  More than anyone I know he exemplifies

Aleksandr Sozhenitsyn was a captain in the Soviet Army during World War 2 and also spent eight years in the Soviet gulag prison system.  More importantly for us today, he is the author of one of the most important books ever written – The Gulag Archipelago (link to an abridged

Have you ever been angry, depressed, or anxious where the same negative or hurtful message keeps playing over and over in your head?  Of course you have.  We all experience the haunting of the negative message stuck on repeat in our minds. It can be that hurtful thing that someone

We Praise you God… Because there are things in our life and inside of us try to steal our joy, and our peace, and our confidence in you. We know God that if we don’t praise you, worry, fear, bitterness, and indifference will rush into the places in us that

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 God fill me with your Spirit God fill me with your love Help me to love myself Help me to love others Help me

I met guy the other day who I thought had a very depressing job, a similar job to one I have had before, so I thought I knew from experience how depressing it was. The strange thing was though, that the more time I spent with this man the more

Several people have asked for a copy of the blessing I give on Sunday mornings at the end of the services in which I preach, so here it is. I hope it is a blessing to you. Someday I might be courageous enough to tell you why I wrote it.