Author Archives: Encouragement for Life

Do we wait with anticipation and wonder or with desperation and worry? I struggle here, often just trying to get to “next”and worrying about how and when that is going to happen. But I am trying to learn to enjoy the moment that I am in while I wait for the moment that I amContinue reading “What do you do when you wait?”

Here are notes of the messages that I am sharing with a large group of men this weekend. These are also things that God is teaching me and will be helpful to anyone as we seek to find our identity. Identity is so important because who think we are affects how we live. Who amContinue reading “Camp Aowakia Mens Retreat”

We can all relate to the scenario of a child running into a parent’s bedroom during a storm or after hearing a strange noise. We have seen it either in a movie or maybe even in person. It’s always comforting to the child to be in the presence of their parents. The child either crawlsContinue reading “Fear Not”

Things are not always as they seem. Sometimes it looks as if everything is out of control and our situation can seem hopeless. However if we remember to look at things with an eternal perspective instead of just an earthly one we can regain our hope and watch things turn out for the best. ThisContinue reading “Perspective”