Negative Ego

When it happened, I was caught completely off guard.  I couldn’t believe that the old temptations, put aside long ago, were back, demanding attention.  At first I was confused.  Since I didn’t see it coming, I was unprepared.  I felt like someone had just turned back the clock about three years.  I cried out to…

Peace

Peace with God does not mean peace with the world.  In fact, peace with God means emnity with the world.  Peace with God is the status of our spiritual relationship.  It is not a description of the condition of our lives.  We should expect trails, turmoil, tragedy and death in the course of our journey. …

Paying the Price

Someone has to pay.  That is a cardinal rule of psycho-emotional development.  In order for us to grow as healthy individuals, someone has to make an investment in us.  When that investment is short changed, we ourselves are asked to take up the payment.  It seems that the psychological makeup of each of us requires…

Introverts & Extraverts

Howdy folks!  It’s Patrick (Skip’s Tech Geek) again. {seesmic_video:{“url_thumbnail”:{“value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/tLW6kcZWKj_th1.jpg”}”title”:{“value”:”Introverts and Extraverts “}”videoUri”:{“value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/Nf6fAj99Yy”}}} Skip and I were talking yesterday (Wednesday) morning while out running errands.  He was feeling overwhelmed about the volume of comments and emails he’s been getting over the last 3 weeks from the now 461 Today’s Word subscribers / At God’s Table.  He wants…

Where Is He?

Good evening, fellow travelers, I hope you aren’t traveling (literally) as much as me since it is getting to be a real burden.  So, tomorrow morning I am off to Spain for 2 weeks.  I will have sporadic internet.  Don’t worry.  Today’s Word will not be interrupted.  But, don’t be dismayed if I don’t answer…