How to Transition Well

We’re in a transition time at GateWay. We have a new Executive Director and this week, we’ll begin our move to a new location. All transitions are a bit tricky, but if we’re determined to do them well – they can result in joy. Whether we’re packing boxes, finding ways...

How to Hang On to Possible Endings

Judgmental responses seem to abound in the faith community. Have you ever heard one of these? “Just get over it.”    “You must be in sin.”    “You just want attention.”    “You don’t have enough faith.”  When my daughter left our home to live with her boyfriend, my...

God Honors You

Maybe you were mistreated and abused as a child and no one honored you. Maybe your marriage never included that “happily-ever-after” life, and you felt betrayed and abused. Your spouse did not honor you. Maybe you work in a toxic environment where you’re just trying...

Gifts That Keep Giving

It happened again. I began my morning devotion time with God as the divine whisper stirred in my soul. “Turn to Psalm 57, verse 10.” So I started to look at the verse in my New International Version, but again was instructed, “Upstairs. The Amplified.” In my bedroom,...