by Laurie Short | Aug 21, 2018 | Faith, When Changing Nothing Changes Everythng
Transitions. They come barging in uninvited, take over our lives, and they don’t leave us any choice but to let them. I’m especially mindful of this right now at the end of August (formerly a Summer month) as we have been suddenly thrust into school starting,...
by Laurie Short | May 17, 2018 | Faith, When Changing Nothing Changes Everythng
All it takes us one click to get us dreaming. If I could spend a day in that life, I would be happy and complete. Immediate access to our facebook friend’s idyllic vacation, Meghan Markle’s wedding plans, or the book that sold 100,000 copies in a week can keep...
by Laurie Short | May 2, 2018 | Faith, When Changing Nothing Changes Everythng
Richard spent most of his 67 years of life homeless and addicted. When he got sober and wanted a new chapter of life, he started coming to Oceanhills Church. A few friends on our staff took him under their wings, and after 2 years of baby steps, gained trust, and...
by Laurie Short | Mar 23, 2018 | Faith, When Changing Nothing Changes Everythng
For those of you just tuning in to my blogs, I’ve been in the middle of previewing my new video series which I am VERY excited about (see previous 5 blogs). But I had to take this commercial break to acknowledge a couple big things that happened in Santa...
by Laurie Short | Mar 13, 2018 | Faith, When Changing Nothing Changes Everythng
Sometimes God’s gifts are hard to see. Especially when they are packaged in a way that evokes the response “return to sender” when you first receive them. Some of my most precious gifts have come in packages that I responded to immediately with...
by Laurie Short | Jan 30, 2018 | Faith, When Changing Nothing Changes Everythng
The time has come. It’s taken a fire, a mudslide and an evacuation to get here, but I am thrilled to finally introduce you to my new video series. This will be the first of 8 video blogs (or vlogs if you are really hip) to preview the study that accompanies my book,...