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We have entered a new year, and as always, some will make resolutions to ensure they have a better year than the previous one. They will make resolutions to earn a degree, lose weight, get in shape, eat healthier, make more money, and the list goes on and on.

As we noted in our last post, the scripture exhorts us to be thankful. “in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 

Once we begin to focus on being thankful, it changes our outcome on life. It can even rearrange our circumstances to line up to God’s perfect will for our lives. By being thankful, we turn our attention to the goodness of God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

My wife had a dear friend who was very close to her. This friend even moved into our neighborhood to be close by. The two worked at the same company for many years, and were quite transparent with each other concerning their personal lives, challenges, and difficulties they were facing on their jobs.

We are living in a generation where truth is increasingly being considered hate speech. It has become a generation where many leaders and authority figures (including parents) are terrified to confront issues with the truth for fear of being labeled insensitive, legalistic, hateful, unloving, or uncaring.

Recently Face the Nation ran a special program on AI generated content. The episode was entitled “How to differentiate AI-generated images and videos from real ones.”

There is a war of ideas and beliefs waging throughout our world like never before. It has brought division among governments, politicians, families, and friends. Most of these divisions come from differences of opinions, media hype and spin, and not what’s true.

In this series we will look at some of the primary ways God speaks to us, including verbal and non-verbal communications.