Go where you are celebrated and not tolerated was one of the very first leadership principles I learned in the early 90s just starting out in ministry. Have you ever heard that phrase? Probably have and if so, are you following it? To be honest, this phrase never struck a real emotional chord with me […]

Did you know that if you are born again, you DO have joy? Galatians 5 tells us the list of the fruit of the spirit. Notice there it says the “Fruit of the spirit is love…” Then it goes on to list the others. All the other fruit come out of love. I once studied […]

We hear so many happy phrases throughout this season…Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Joy to the world, Have yourself a merry little Christmas.    We all dream of chestnuts roasting on an open fire, sleigh rides in the snow, kisses under the mistletoe, Christmas movies, lots of great food and laughs with family, and 50% off. […]

  “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” ‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭15:58‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ In other words, DON’T GIVE UP! DON’T QUIT.  We have a policy at our house and it is this: Cooley’s aren’t quitters! There is […]

~Happy Expectations~ What do you find yourself doing more? Being hopeful of happy expectations or dreading things going wrong?     Fear keeps us from hoping. You’ve heard people say it. “Don’t get your hopes up! It’s probably too good to be true anyway.”    Well, that may be true for a doubter. But for […]

~Happy Talk~ Are you a happy talker? Check out these verses to sort of check up from the neck up. Jot down or copy and paste the ones you might need to focus on. What if these verses described the way we talk day in and day out? How much happier would we be? How […]

As I flew into NYC last night, I began to remember how differently the city looked from 5th Ave looking up at the skyscrapers that surrounded me on my last visit to this majestic city. Such a different perspective from among the clouds.    Those ginormous concrete buildings are just beautifully lit decorations from this […]

Something on the inside working on the outside🎵🎶Ohhhh what a change in my life🎵🎶     We sang that song to the top of our lungs on our 45 minute drive to and from church many a nights. Those memories have never faded. We would inevitably be shushed by someone in that 70’s psychedelic purple […]

Just Another Manic Monday🎶….ohoooohhhh I wish it was Sundaaaay🎵🎶🎵🎶 You know the song and I’m sure you have sung it on those Mondays that weren’t going your way. Idea—Set out for the rest of TODAY to have “just another HAPPY Monday🎶🎵🎶” Set your mind on things above and expect it to be a good day […]

It’s not happy people that are thankful but thankful people that are happy! I’m thanking God, who makes things right. I’m singing the fame of heaven-high GOD. (Psalm 7:17 MSG) Have you ever messed something up really bad? Yea, me too. Here at the end of the year, it’s a good time to be thankful […]