No one likes to think about the worst-case scenarios in our lives, and even less, do we like to plan for them. It can feel negative, faithless, overly cautious, and unnecessary… but it is necessary. We don’t need to live in fear, but adding some margin for catastrophe in our lives can keep us feeling safe and in control (as

How many times have you been asked “How are you today?” on a day when you are simply not doing well? Maybe, you got into a small car accident on your way to work. Perhaps you had a family member in the hospital and you were worried about them. Or maybe you just woke up on the wrong side of

We all recognize the need for medical doctors in our lives. We understand that we don’t know everything about our own bodies. This requires professionals to be able to tell us what is wrong because we simply can’t always know what is going on inside of us. We have regular checkups, take medication if we need to, and follow the

Growing Through the Uncertainty This past year when COVID-19 hit, you likely implemented some strategies to survive the uncertainty of how long it would last, the claustrophobia and loneliness of lockdown, and the fear of ourselves and our loved ones getting sick. Maybe you decided to get your groceries delivered instead of going to the store, you probably bought some

A Healthy Balance Begins with Valuing Yourself Why is it that work seems to overwhelm other areas of our lives? Many of us have had a job—or even still do—that seemed to require too much of us, or maybe we were even requiring too much of ourselves. After I went through burnout, I spent a lot of time reflecting on

Jesus Sends Out His Disciples (Luke 10:1-4) “The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit. These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to