Is your prayer a negotiation? Recently it dawned on me that I have a tendency to ask for signs. That, I would expect, is somewhat normal in prayer. Part of my experience is in looking for answers and in the constant lesson about surrender and trust. The plain truth for me is that sometimes I [...]
Although my physical height may have hit a peak, my spiritual heights have not yet been reached… and continue to grow steadily day by day. As another year ends and a new one takes a shape I am filled with gratitude for the relationships I have cultivated and maintained in a year where I feel [...]
My name is Mark and I am a people pleaser. At least that is someone I have been for the greater part of my life. It was important to me that I be validated, recognized, coddled, complimented, or simply noticed or acknowledged. Granted, any one of these things on its own is not necessarily a [...]
I have been struggling with faith and the future these days. It would appear that I am in a very long (and sometimes arduous) crossroads. It isn’t the first time I have realized transition and if I am lucky it will not be the last. What it does to me personally, however, is create inner [...]
They say fear is the absence of faith. On some days I just don’t think about faith. That doesn’t always mean that I am in fear, however. I have learned quite successfully through the years that my fears are often (if not always) unfounded. I have written proof that the world which seems to be [...]