by dsiverns | Jan 20, 2009 | Living
I know a lot of people who have no idea what they want to do as career. Most of these people are smart, gifted individuals. In fact, they’re gifted in so many areas they can’t decide which one to pick. I think this generation being raised now will have a...
by dsiverns | Jan 19, 2009 | Church, Living
Lately, I’ve heard a number of people talking about their ‘prime’. As far as I can tell, someone’s prime is the place they reach where they are the best at any given thing. Some athletes reach their prime and then usually try to hang in and...
by dsiverns | Jan 2, 2009 | Living
“To pray is to change. . . . If we are unwilling to change, we will abandon prayer as a noticable characteristic of our lives.” – Richard Foster I just finished reading the chapter in Celbration of Discipline on prayer, and this quote at the...
by dsiverns | Dec 30, 2008 | Living
It seems to be that time of year again… you know, everyone gets all contemplative and looks back over the last year and decides what’s been good and what should be better for the new year. I usually try to stay away from the specific new years resolutions...
by dsiverns | Dec 19, 2008 | Living
I’ve been giving some thought to the idea of aspiration lately – not only what it is that we aspire to, but what is required for aspiration to exist. It seems to me that aspiration in early life is wanting to emulate someone that we respect or something...