Glory. We all are called to live incredible, great, beautiful stories. We want to live stories where we are seen as beautiful or heroic. We want to live stories where we do things of great meaning and value. We want to live stories where we change not just our lives, but the lives of many. […]
Confidence in a Critical World
Me and Reality TV True confession… …I like reality TV shows. I don’t watch reality TV very often, but I’m drawn into the drama of “real” life. Kia hates it. I kinda like it. This week I stumbled on a reality show via Netflix – Breaking Amish. Have you heard of it? Breaking Amish follows […]
Makin’ a Dent
We’re here to put a dent in the universe. -Steve Jobs Making Dents This weekend, I started reading the book Impact: Great Leadership Changes Everything by Tim Irwin (known for writing Run with the Bulls without getting Trampled). Irwin says this in the opening chapter, We want to believe our lives count for something more […]
Bigger and Bolder
Vision My 2014 Word of the Year is VISION. I want a clear picture of what I see and God sees for my life. Part of the reason I chose that word was I wanted to dream bigger and bolder. To this point, it’s been more systematic thinking about what it means to have vision […]
Prison Break
So Disappointing! Matthew 11 is a picture of a life slipping away. John the Baptist is rotting away in prison, so he sends a message to Jesus. Are you the one? How disappointing life must have turned out for John. He was fulfilling an age-old prophecy to foretell the coming of the Messiah, whom he had […]
Higher and Deeper
Jesus is calling. In Matthew 1o, we see Jesus calling the 12 disciples. Actually, this is a little different spin on calling the disciples than the other Gospels. It appears Jesus has already chosen his 12, now he is giving them instructions, and Matthew just uses this opportunity to name the 12. Think about this […]
Who’s the Boss?
I love 80’s Sitcoms The Facts of Life, Diff’rent Strokes, Silver Spoons, Webster and Alf were some of my favorite sitcoms from the 80’s. I also liked Who’s the Boss? Who doesn’t love some Tony Danza? Okay, Alyssa Milano probably had something to do with it too. This week, I’ve been put in charge of […]
Who’s in charge here?
Our church, Cross Points Church offers a free daily devotional through the You Version Bible app. This week our lead pastor is out of town, and he has made the mistake of handing this duty to me. I’m going to use my next few posts to share these devotions with you. Authority – Matthew 7:1-29 What […]
Tis the season…to lay it down.
Lent. I’ve never been much of a Lent guy. Growing up, lent was not a tradition our church kept. I guess it was to liturgical for our Southern Baptist/Charismatic roots. Catholics, of course, were just a step from the devil himself. Last week, marked the beginning of Lent, and I still don’t do much to […]
It’s so childish!
What makes a kid a kid? One of the things I love about kids is their willingness to believe. They aren’t born cynical. You tell them a big man in a red suit with a white beard riding reindeer brings presents to every person in the world in one 24 hour span…and they believe. Belief […]
