155 days ago things got very real. Covid-19 had been around since January and then it would seem all at once we would have to make changes every where, including church. We shut our doors 155 days ago in the beginning of this pandemic. We would once again return July 12th to a very different …
Category: Mindset & Motivation
Practical encouragement for overcoming discouragement, building resilience, and renewing your mind through faith and intentional living.
Fire Alarms, Fire Trucks and Jesus
It’s 3:45 in the morning and I am deep asleep and then the phone vibrates. I look at it and see that is our alarm monitoring company for our church. “Hello? Is this Dennis? Yes. We have a fire alarm going off at your church and fire and police are in route.” Now this isn’t …
Frustrations
The governor of Illinois just put the entire state under "shelter in place" due to COVID-19. Very interesting times we now live in. This a pandemic virus, meaning this virus is world-wide and is in very large numbers affecting people, especially the older populations - to the point of death. Italy and Spain are on …
Why Not
Do you believe in yourself? Do you believe you can accomplish anything you want? Can you be an athlete playing for the MLB or NHL? Could you maybe play in a band and imagine winning a Grammy? What about having your own television show and you are the star chef? Do you see yourself as …
What’s in your History?
When you are using the internet there is a place called “history” in your computer that essentially tracks every site you visit. I can come over to your home, open your computer and go to “history” and I can see what you have been putting into your mind (looking at). What if I could walk …
What are you Chasing?
28,470 days, 683,280 hours or 2,459,808,000 seconds. I happen to be somewhere around 18,000 days. Did you figure it out? Those first three numbers represent 78 years of life, which is the average life expectancy currently in America. Now, look at where I am at: approximately 18,000 days in. A very sobering thing to see! …
Make a commitment not a resolution
Happy 2010! Some of you already know this about me: I do not like the word “resolutions.” People use this word a lot this time of year and with good intention, but usually fall short – way short at times. Here is a thought for you: between 88%-92% of resolutions “made” fail. Why does this …
Celebrating Wins!
Good afternoon! This past week was full of things being done! I love those kinds of weeks don’t you? This past week also had me celebrating some ‘wins.” Before I go any further, when I share these two “wins” with you, please keep in mind this is not about me – this is about my …
Time Wasters
Time wasters… I am just returning from a vacation spent in the Ozark Mountains and I am refreshed with a new outlook on life. One of the things I did on this trip was to “fast” from my cell phone, the internet and computer and a lot of television. This was an amazing time spent …
Passionate living…
Have you ever seen those late night commercials with a guy standing in front of a couple of very nice cars in front of "his" mansion? He is trying to sell you your dream. Many people have fallen for that - they call and order the products that are being sold, they receive them and …
Fire Side Therapy 