If I could pinpoint a single theme that is present every day of my life, it would be the theme of surrender. In every situation and in every struggle, in every high and every low, I sense God calling me...

  In Matthew 28, verses 19-20, Jesus gives what is known as the Great Commission. He has his eleven disciples with him and gives them a charge with the mission he has for them. He says, 19 “Therefore go and make...

Many of you know this already, but on December 12, 2000, everything changed for me. I was a freshman at the College of Charleston and I was living a very empty life. I thought  life was all about me and...

About 3 years ago, the announcement was made that I was the new Columbia campus pastor. I cannot believe it’s been 3 years, already. I cannot begin to condense and distill all that I’ve learned in this 3 year period....

You know, in this life we only get to see a little bit. In 1 Cor. 13 verse 12 Paul says,  “Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All...

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The difference between working from acceptance or for it cannot be overstated. Working for acceptance means that when it comes to relationship with God and people, your primary motivation is to be approved and validated. You need people to like...

The issues of life have a way of snowballing, don’t they? Stresses from life, work and relationships…fears about the future, regrets from the past and concerns about the present…and all the while we’re supposed to live lives of purpose and...

Have you ever been stuck on a diving board? I certainly have. It’s the worst feeling on the planet, especially if the pool is packed around you. There are people waiting in line behind you and spectators all over the...

Quite honestly, I meet too many people who have it together. You can tell the type, can’t you? They just exude a sense of arrival. In our age of social media, it has become easier and easier to convince the...