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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I lift my eyes up.
Sister Wives It’s Valentine’s Day. I admit I’m not so good at making sure Valentine’s (and other like holiday’s) are sufficiently covered. As bad as I have it (or make it), I can’t imagine being married to 2 women, especially literal sisters. Through no fault of his own, this is where Jacob finds himself in […]
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 […]
Andy’s listening to…
Music of the moment I’m have an eclectic taste for music. Pretty much anything goes but country and heavy metal (though I’m slowly taking in the old school country sound). That said, here is some music that is constantly on my rotation (CD, radio, Spotify, 8Tracks). It’s not all necessarily “new”. Some of it has […]
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 […]
New every morning
Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me. -Psalm 9:14 January 2011 On January 18, 2011 I read the above scripture verse from Psalms. I don’t remember reading it at all, but I know I did because I wrote this note/prayer: Lord lead me […]
How to escape the desert.
The Vision and the Desert. Earlier this week, I posted about how the size of your vision is many times equitable to the length of you stay in the desert (thank you Andy Stanley). I also shared 3 ways to survive the desert: Don’t give up. Die tryin’. Find a companion (or two). I thought […]
Let’s do this thing!
The Tower Heist During my recent trip out of town, I watched the movie Tower Heist. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a comedy about a group of misfits who come together in Robin Hood fashion to take from a Wall Street mogul and distribute to those who were cheated out of their life savings. […]
