How much do you resemble Jesus?
"We’re not supposed to have hope because we bury our heads in the sand and we pretend that awful things are not happening the world. The real nature of Christian hope is to look at all the terror that we see around us eyeball to eyeball and yet to not be afraid. To be able to speak a hopeful word

posted 2:57:19am Jan. 07, 2014 | read full post »

Need some fresh air?
"Jesus said, 'If you love me, you will do what I command.'  Some people live on the 'Do what I command'  side of that comma, but we need to get back to the 'If you love me' side of that comma.  When you are in love, the relationship becomes this fresh air internal motivation." Gayle Trotte

posted 12:44:57am May. 15, 2013 | read full post »

The Thorny Places with Shayne Wheeler
"The only way we can go in and experience the transformative presence of Christ is to go in these difficult places assuming that we’re not coming back." Gayle Trotter:  I’m speaking with Shayne Wheeler, author of The Briarpatch Gospel. Your subtitle is “Fearlessly following Jesus into

posted 2:11:44am Feb. 18, 2013 | read full post »

Exceptional Gratitude
"The way that you demonstrate exceptional gratitude is you give freely, from your heart, to those who are in need." Tommy Newberry spoke with me about his new book, 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life.  With Christmas fast approaching, I wanted to share with you his thoughts on exceptional gratitude.

posted 4:55:32pm Dec. 22, 2012 | read full post »

Can Music Set You Free?
Thanksgiving inspires us to pause and count our blessings of family and friends. Defiant Requiem, a new film showing Jewish life in the Nazi concentration camp Terezin, filled me with similar thoughts of gratitude and admiration. Many of the inmates of Terezin were musicians and artists. Despite

posted 7:03:36pm Nov. 26, 2012 | read full post »