This land is my land… 5 years ago this summer, Kia and I purchased a piece of property. We had come to a fork in the road, and we knew we needed to make a decision. We made a choice, and continued down the path. It took us somewhere we weren’t planning. We originally looked […]
What RISK looks like. Pastor. Martyr. Prophet. Spy
Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy I recently finished reading a biography – Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas – on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer was a German born and raised theologian and scholar during the early 20th century. He is best known for his theological writing in the midst of an anti-Christian Nazi Germany. Dietrich Bonhoeffer […]
Music to live by (and listen to).
Building your brand. A great way to build your personal brand is to step away from your “normal” voice or topic online (your blog, Facebook page, Twitter account, Pinterest board, etc). For myself, I’ve found sharing music that I like is a good way to connect with others. You may or may not be a […]
Are you building something you love?
Caine’s Arcade Caine’s Arcade is a hit on Vimeo, Facebook and traditional media outlets. However, there are possibly some of you who don’t know about Caine or his arcade. Let me tell you… Caine is a 9-year-old boy who went to work with his dad every day during the summer. His dad owns an auto […]
What to do when you don’t want to do it.
Nobody talks about this. The past week, I’ve suffered a massive bout of writers block. Day in and day out I don’t really know what I want to write. My recent writing has been okay – not good, not great…just okay. This morning I woke up and just didn’t know if I could do it. […]
Don’t love. It’s too big a RISK.
2012 Word of the Year. I’m in the middle of my 2nd word of the year project. Last year I chose one word to explore, strive for, learn about. Last year I chose Freedom. You can read my thoughts on 2011’s word here. This year, I chose the word RISK. I’ve taken a few risks […]
Rest really, really matters. 2 reasons why.
What a weekend! I’m writing this late Monday morning after another long weekend of activities (soccer, dance, birthday parties, church, more soccer, friends, meetings). I’m tired after my weekend of “rest.” I attempt to work a traditional week (Monday through Friday) taking Saturday and Sunday off. It doesn’t always work out that perfect. On top […]
How to keep from crashing and burning.
A moral failure. Bobby Petrino, head football coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, lost his job this week. He lost his job after wrecking his Harley Davidson on April 1st. That wasn’t the problem. It wasn’t that there was a passenger riding with him. The problem wasn’t that passenger was Petrino’s mistress (Petrino is married with 4 […]
It could be so much bigger than a T-shirt!
KONY 2012 revisited A little over 1 month ago, Invisible Children made a big viral splash with their KONY 2012 video. It had over 100 million views in less than a week! Big name celebrities were talking about it. Major news outlets covered it. The purpose was awareness – not action…awareness. Yes, you could act […]
A Happy (Hopeful) Easter to you!
The older I get the more I appreciate Easter as a religious holiday – beyond family gatherings, Easter egg huts, baby animals, and fake grass. I find meaning in the old passing away, and the new coming to life. I write a lot about life and hope on The Collective. I know there are all […]
