What I need in a movie… I’m like most guys when it comes to movies. Though I can sit through a romantic comedy most days, I’m a sucker for big guns and bigger explosions. I like it when the good guy has insurmountable odds in order to overcome evil. I’m able to suspend reality for 2 […]
Baggage weighing you down?
Big trash pick up Saturday was big trash pick up in Shawnee, Kansas. Not special news to most people, but it was spectacular for Kia and I. I was amazed, amused and fascinated by the trucks, trailers and minivans full of other people’s junk. I literally sat on my porch for nearly an hour watching […]
Authenticity
Unique and Nothing New Over the past 2 years, I’ve had the opportunity to share my story in multiple different ways (blog, email, interpersonal, small group, large group). Consistently, I get this one type of comment from people. Thank you. I’ve been struggling in that same area. I needed to hear your story. It gives […]
Waiting for morning.
What a difference one page makes. The books of Genesis and Exodus are back to back in the Bible. Though they are right next to each other, the end of Genesis could be no different than the beginning of Exodus. Genesis ends with the story of Joseph moving his entire family to Egypt after he […]
Every fear I’ve ever had…just melted into peace.
Happy Easter! As I write it’s Easter evening. You’re reading this, and Easter has passed…maybe by a few hours…maybe by days, weeks or months. Though there are thousands of things I can share, I can’t get away from Easter. It’s said Christmas should be celebrated year round, but Easter truly is celebrated all year long. […]
Calm down. It’s just your purpose.
Stories about purpose make me happy. I don’t know if you saw this, only like a million people did on YouTube, but Pharrell cried on Oprah. First, yes, Oprah is still on TV (I didn’t realize it either). Second, Pharrell is a musical artist who’s been around for a while, but recently his song, “Happy” […]
Happy (day after) Tax Day! Will all be lost?
Death and Taxes… What better way to follow up our national tax day than with this famous passage in Matthew. I hope it’s encouraging for those of who wrote checks to the IRS (my hand is up)! Matthew 22:15-22 NLT Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for […]
A quick look back
4 months and counting Recently, I was stunned when I realized this site has only been live for a little over 4 months – December 4, 2013. I’ve been busy. On top of working my “real” job, helping take care of 4 kids and assist Kia when needed, I’ve written over 50 posts since December. It […]
Biggest Failure = Best Education
A Blaze of Glory As a kid I was a BMX bike riding champ. I was fast. I could do sweet skids. And occasionally I could pull off a sweet bunny hop or endo. All of that made me awesome in my mind. It also gave me some false pride in my abilities. I thought […]
Do you believe?
A few weddings and a funeral I don’t know a lot about the Catholic church. My experience is limited to what I learned in a protestant university and a handful of Catholic weddings I’ve attended. Over the past couple of years though, I’ve had the privilege of attending both a baptism and funeral at a […]
