“Courage is forged in pain, but not in all pain. Pain that is denied or ignored becomes fear or hate.” Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness I think many of us know the expression, “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.” As Brené Brown offers in Braving the Wilderness, that expression is sometimes, but not always,true. … More Denied Pain
Mayor Elect Bradburn, incoming Council, fellow citizens of Sandy. Sixty seven years ago, President Kennedy in his inaugural address talked about a torch being passed. Today … the torch of governance for nearly 100,000 residents of Utah is to be passed … Let us be mindful that none of us created that torch but we … More Sandy Swearing-In Remarks
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. – 1 John 4:18 ESV Fear is a natural element of the human condition. It is easy to utter the words “fear not,” but it is much more … More Casting Out Fear
Isaiah 28:11 — For by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue the Lord will speak to this people. Methodism grew out of two “Great Awakenings:” The first in England in the 1730s and the second in the United States in the early 1800s. Both awakenings were marked by enthusiastic response to the … More Strange and Foreign
Many, if not most, of us are familiar with the Syro-Phoenician woman. Her story appears twice in the Gospels, Mark and Matthew, and because they are a little different, I want to focus on Mark … Mark 7: 24-30 (NIV) 24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[a] He entered a house … More Listening Like Jesus …
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