299 – Accepting at Face Value or Intentions Matter #faithbites #faithjourney Intentions Have you ever said something well-meaning, but someone took it the wrong way? How about when you said something, but others tried to pick it apart when what you meant was pretty obvious? In the past few days, I have had many of […]
October 15 – If You Can’t Teach, Can You Facilitate?
288 – If You Can’t Teach, Can You Facilitate? #faithbites #faithjourney facilitate If you asked me a year ago if I’d be teaching in a medical school, I would tell you no way. I’m not a doctor, nor do I have enough training as a basic scientist to teach them anything related to the curriculum. Yet, […]
October 12 – Burr It’s Cold Out There
285 – Burr It’s Cold Out There #faithbites #faithjourney Cold On Monday in Central Illinois, it was in the 80s. On Friday, the high was 44. This morning when I got up and went to work in was in the low 30s and it was COLD. I pulled out my winter coat, my ice scraper, and […]
October 4 – Be Kind
277 – Be Kind #faithbites #faithjourney kind The world is pretty ugly right now. Lots of nastiness out there. I was in a meeting and the way people discussed things was not showing love or kindness. It struck me as odd at first, but then, I realized why should I be surprised? This is the […]
September 14 – If You’re Gonna Walk on Water Would You Drop a Line My Way
257 – If You’re Gonna Walk on Water Would You Drop a Line My Way #faithbites #faithjourney #countingcrows line Have you ever had a day when you just don’t feel good enough? A day when you feel you are drowning or underwater? Maybe it seems that others seem to walk on water and the only […]
September 10 – Words May Change, but the Message Remains
253 – Words May Change, but the Message Remains #faithbites #faithjourney #concert message You have all the albums (or for you whipper-snappers, all the downloads). You’ve listened to the songs over and over. You’re prepared to sing along on every song with every word just like it is on the recording. Then it happens, a new […]
September 7 – Keeping Your Stuff Together
250 – Keeping Your Stuff Together #faithbites #faithjourney stuff Life is hard. There are days when I wake up and just want to go back to sleep. I pray and God helps but sometimes, it just feels like too much. Today, I was listening to one of my favorite groups, The Counting Crows, and heard […]
September 3 – Let the Good Times Roll
246 – Let the Good Times Roll In Case God Doesn’t Show #faithbites #faithjourney Roll Party on Wayne. Party on Garth. Today when I was driving to the grocery story, I was listening to Thnks fr th Mmrs by fall out boy. And yes, that is the actual title which stands for Thanks for the Memories. In […]
August 11 – There’s No Place Like Home
223 – There’s No Place Like Home #faithbites #faithjourney home While I don’t have ruby red slippers to magically transport me home, home is a wonderful place. My family has been blessed by God to have wonderful things, be financially secure, and take our first real budgeted for vacation ever. During this trip, we did […]
July 14 – Going to Worship or Going to Church
195 – Going to Worship or Going to Church #FaithBites #FaithJourney Worship Faith, God, Religion, Church, Worship. All of these words can be used interchangeably but they are very different. Today I asked a question on Facebook to those who worship regularly on what you do when you can’t worship. I didn’t use the word […]