Tim Tracy Did you know there’s a question that everyone asks themselves at some point in their life? (And no, “What’s your favorite pizza topping?” isn’t it.) One question that everyone wonders about. One question that some never answer, while others spend a lifetime trying to figure out. One question that has generated untold millions (perhaps billions) … Read more
There’s no doubt about it: Americans love their holidays. The calendar is full of them, and we love to celebrate each one. And every year it seems we discover new holidays to enjoy (National Coffee Day? Count me in.) But there’s also a dark side to some holidays, when old wounds reopen, painful memories resurface, … Read more
Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? (It’s also the month I was born, but that’s not the topic of this post, so we’ll let that go.) According to the latest statistics from the World Health Organization, depression affected 264 million people worldwide in 2020. Most of them would have struggled even … Read more
So, how are you feeling? Fine? No, I mean really. How are you really? It’s okay if the honest answer is a reluctantly uttered “Depressed.” You’re not alone. Feeling Depressed? According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, 20.6% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2019. That’s 51.5 million people, or 1 in … Read more
If you want to live a transformed life, you need to know more than the Good News. You also need to know the bad news. His name is Satan– or the devil, if you prefer. He goes by many names: Lucifer, angel of light, the evil one, the prince of the power of the air, … Read more
I’ve been a Christian for a long time…and for a long time I struggled with lots of issues. I read my Bible, went to church three times a week, crossed my t’s and dotted my i’s. I was doing everything I was supposed to…and yet something was missing. If you had told me “It’s all … Read more
One of the topics trending now on Pinterest is scripture writing. Scripture writing is exactly what it sounds like: copying scripture verses by hand. You might be thinking, “I already have a Bible. Why would I want to copy it? That seems like such a waste of time!” Actually, it’s not. The Benefits … Read more
When someone is recovering from a life-dominating issue, no matter what the problem may be, I believe they need to have what I call a Recovery Toolbox. In that Toolbox are all the resources they are using. What’s In Your Recovery Toolbox? The first item in your Toolbox needs to be a personal relationship with … Read more
I’ve always been a bookworm, so in my search for wholeness it was only natural that I would seek out books on the subject. I’ve found many that were helpful, and one of them is Healed Without Scars by David G. Evans. Evans, a Baptist pastor, knows firsthand about emotional wounding. When he was a child, … Read more
Where we left off, Zacchaeus was out on a limb– literally. He had climbed a tree because there were obstacles in his way, and he wanted to see Jesus. As we explored in Part 1, Zacchaeus was a man with many needs. He came from a background of rejection. He had no doubt suffered verbal … Read more