Firsts can be interesting. I can't remember the first time I drove a car, but I remember some of those early days. I remember the first time I liked a girl, and the first time I REALLY liked a girl. I remember my first job, my first day back in church, and many other firsts. I had a good conversation with a friend of mine recently about "firsts" and their impact on us. I remember the first time I went to Yellowstone National Park. Everything seemed so huge; it was a place of

Continuing the theme for the week, today I want to share this podcast from Fortis Institute on rejection/fear of man. I'm not going to admit that I deal with this personally, I wouldn't want you to think less of me. Facetiousness aside, it was a pretty good listen. Fear of man is a snare, as the Proverbs say (29:25), and is something I think a lot of us deal with. And, tying in to this weeks theme, can be a definite source of anxiety for many of us. If my memory serves me, a

In keeping with the topic of mental health and depression, here's another share from ACBC. This one is a conversation dealing with how we can approach loved ones who are depressed; how we, ordinary people, can help. It's a tough subject to be sure. But what we shouldn't do is continue wrongful stigmas about the problems of the soul. So, I hope this is a helpful read for you, especially if you know of someone who is going through a rough patch. Maybe God desires to work throug