I think that we could all agree that how we see ourselves is tremendously important. Most see their identity as being intimately wrapped up in what they do. We live in a culture that idolizes achievement where you are only...

A while back I read C.S. Lewis’ Weight of Glory. In that volume he has a chapter called The Inner Ring and that’s where the basic concept of this post comes from. Most of us know what the inner ring...

This morning I was reading through the story of Samson and found it very inspiring. Samson was called by God to confront the Philistines and basically went around picking fights. Some of the exploits of his life include: 1. Killing...

We live in a day and age where you get what you achieve. My entire life has been based on that idea. I worked hard to get my Master of Divinity degree and it felt so good to finally get...

I think that one of the toughest things in life is to learn to deal with the facts. Whether it’s a tough situation, a hard circumstance or anything like that, it’s hard sometimes to confront the truth. I tend to...

Lost at sea. I thought I knew where I was going but then something happened and I seem to have lost my way. The direction seemed so certain but I lost my point of baring….now I find myself staring at...

Vision propels and the darkness compels me to speak out….the story is about to change forever…forever is going to be right now, yesterday and today….the culmination of our prayers is coming to fruition, some proceed into joy and others to...

One of my favorite routines at the end of a long, hard day is watching a good show right before bedtime. I’ve worked hard all day, played with the kids, had dinner with the family and after all that…sometimes it’s...

I don’t know why those words are so difficult for me to say but they are. I’m okay with being wrong about small stuff. If Abbi corrects me about some detail in a story or if I get the directions...

I was thinking about it yesterday and what I was the most thankful for is that I’m in a relationship with someone who overcame this world. I wrote a post about it a while back that you can read here http://wp.me/pupBv-aS but...