I wanna be rich! For a solid 5 years of my life (probably longer, but I can specifically point to a 5 year span), I wanted to be rich. It’s funny because never before and not since have I cared about money like that. I’ve always appreciated nice things, but money never had a grip on […]
A Thief in the Night
Fear. Nothing is as debilitating as fear. Fear holds us back from achieving all we are capable of doing. Fear stops us from trying new ideas. Fear keeps us from going where God calls us to go. Paul doesn’t specifically mention fear in 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, but his topic (the 2nd coming of Jesus) immediately brings fear to my […]
Hiding Truths
I have 4 kids (2 girls and 2 boys). When my daughters, were 2 years (Kessa) and 6 months old (Sephine) they were in a horrible automobile accident. The car they were riding in flipped over head first traveling 65 miles an hour down the highway. The SUV was beyond totaled. Looking back, a lot of things […]
God is outside the box
To begin with… I believe God is all knowing. I believe God is all powerful. I believe God is ever present. There are important things to clarify. Not everyone, quite a few people in fact, don’t believe this. This is where I come from theologically and philosophically. At the same time, and because of those […]
Where have all the great followers gone?
You are a follower. You read that right. You are a follower. You can’t help it. Don’t worry…I’m a follower too. Truthfully, I like to follow. I want to pay attention to people who I value and trust. I want to know what they are thinking. I want to know what they are learning. I […]
What to do when it’s a grind.
The daily grind. Steady hard work; labour of a monotonous kind, esp. close and hard study; an instance of this, a dull and laborious task. -The Oxford Dictionary Some days are harder than others. Some days everything is hard. Nothing is fun. Ever notice that? Today, is one of those days for me. I got up, […]
Owed nothing.
Facebook changing the rules…again. It’s very possible you did not follow a recent change on Facebook if you don’t rely on a Facebook “fan page” for your business. Facebook changed their internal algorithm, so less fans see a fan page’s content unless it’s a paid advertisement (or the page uses paid advertising). When the rules change people complain, and this […]
Awkward and out of place
Orange Conference 2014 As I write this post, I am attending a conference for children, youth, young adult and family ministers. It’s called Orange (where church – red – and family – yellow – come together). The sheer size and scope is pretty amazing. There are over 6000 people in attendance from 48 states and […]
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 […]
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 […]
