Kind of a big deal. A few years ago, Kia and I, along with her family hosted conferences for portrait photographers all around the country. Each year, we would pick a different city – typically a warm weather town during winter – and invite hundreds of photographers to join us. It was a lot of […]
Wonder Twin Powers Activate!
Saturday Mornings If you are of a certain age, Saturday morning has a whole different meaning than it does now. From about 8am to noon, the 4-5 television stations in town were transformed into the cartoon channel. It was awesome! That was the days of the Smurfs, Land of the Lost (technically not a cartoon, […]
A Vader death grip on your heart.
Clarity Jesus is very clear. When it comes to what he wants of me, there is no question. He wants me…all of me. He’s not looking for the insignificant parts. He’s not interested in the part I gave 15 years ago. He wants all of me – now. Jesus wants the part of me I’ve […]
Satan is Frank Underwood
TV eats your brain Sometimes writing is hard. Writing something original is really hard. Watching TV all weekend makes writing really, really hard. This fall, I watched the first season of House of Cards on Netflix. I don’t recommend it. It’s dark. It make’s me feel dirty after watching it. On the other hand, lead […]
Hold ’em to His Word!
Give and Take While reading through the book of Genesis this month, I’ve taken note of a constant back and forth between God and the patriarchs of Israel – Abraham, Isaac and now Jacob. It has a pattern to it: God promises. Man reminds God of His promise. God fulfills His promise. It usually doesn’t […]
Hanging on for dear life with open hands
Palms Up… In his book Love Does, lawyer/activist Bob Goff describes how he instructs his clients to posture during a deposition – So when my clients are being deposed, I tell them all the same thing each time: sit in the chair and answer the questions, but do it with your hands palms up the […]
The end of another child star…
Too much, too quick It’s the same story we’ve heard, read and talked about too often. A young person reaches fame and success in the eyes of the world too soon. She peaks early and fizzles fast. You read the story right? Shirley Temple passed away this past week. It’s true First, Shirley Temple did […]
Generosity…NOW.
Our NOW world. We live in an immediate world. We can expect so much right now – fast food, microwaves, ATMs, text messages, online bill pay, video & audio streaming. Sometimes it’s difficult when something literally can’t be NOW. It’s the only way, I can explain how an email like this has anyone bite: WESTERN […]
Different vs Difference
Dreamers Suck. I don’t really like dreamers. Dreamers dream a lot, but don’t do much. It’s tough to see the dream happen if you won’t work toward the dream. My “real” job is working with kids at our church – Cross Points Church. This month we are going through the story of Joseph. Joseph is […]
Open Space [Revisited]
Joshua Tree While on my trip to California, Kia and I drove through Joshua Tree National Park. The park is considered the high desert, basically desert surrounded by mountains. At one point early in the trip through the park, I stopped to take a picture. Kia suggested taking a panoramic view of the desert. This […]
