I have this pattern in my life; maybe you can relate. Set a goal. Start full-steam ahead accomplishing the goal. Miss one step or one day. Self-sabotage any additional forward progress. Forget about the goal and give up. Is this familiar? For me, this pattern has repeated with exercise programs, food plans, and writing goals. For those of you who are subscribers, you are very aware of this last one because you recently have not received a weekly blog from me. But, this time,

There is one word that has the power to shut down conversations or breed arguments, to lift people up or push them down, to bring unity or division. One word that has become so distorted since it came into use that those who birthed it would no longer recognize it. One word that should convey truth, grace and hope, yet is now understood to mean hypocrisy, judgment, and oppression. Christian. Yes, Christian. Though I ascribe to the teachings of Jesus and try every day to be gu