What’s the Word? Every year for the past 4 years (this being my 5th), I’ve chosen one word I want to focus on for the year. It started out kind of randomly and haphazard. I didn’t have a plan or concept of what I wanted, but it blew up in an amazing way. Now I […]
The Power of Joy
I’m continuing to share a few devotions I’m writing from Acts for Cross Points Church…enjoy! I’ve got the JOY! But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. -Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) Joy. It’s the one word that kept going through […]
Redemption (not perfection)
It’s gonna be quiet! This will be my last post in the next week or so. We’re in the last stages of moving, with the final push on Thursday! I also have the privilege of preaching at the Cross Points Church Sunday service this week. All of this combined is putting some pressure on me. […]
Spies Like Us
Compare and Contrast Remember that old exercise compare and contrast from school? I think God is playing this game with the Israelites. The first few chapters of the book of Joshua in the Bible are full of comparing and contrasting events with Moses and Joshua. Consider these events: God commands the people through His leader (Exodus […]
The end is near!
World Cup Fever We’re nearing one of my favorite times in all of sports – the World Cup . I can’t wait to see what is going to happen. More importantly, I can’t wait to see what is going to happen with the US Men’s National Team (USMNT). I don’t follow all of international soccer. […]
Ever lose your oomph?
I love leadership A few weeks ago, I read Joshua 18 and wrote this note: Leaders Push: Joshua pushed the people to follow through on God’s commands and promises. Good leaders push people to do more than they would on their own. They push them to think higher and go farther. Leaders lead. Leaders push. Leaders make […]
It’s OK to not be OK. It’s not OK to stay that way.
I wish… I wish I had come up with my catchy title for today’s post. Unfortunately it wasn’t me. The title comes from Perry Noble. Noble is the lead pastor of a large church in South Carolina and recently wrote the book Overwhelmed about depression and anxiety. He was also one of the featured speakers at The Orange […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
