Have you noticed how people become like each other when they spend a lot of time together? Do you see how the expressions, words, phrases and tendencies mesh into one. It’s fascinating to see people become more like each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always a positive.
I can pinpoint personal changes that exist because of the [...]

I love our visceral responses in life. It is the impulse behind that response that truly describes who you are.
Ever wonder who someone really is? Watch them when they’re upset. Watch them as they deal with something they don’t expect. Watch them as they live their lives.
Do you want to know who you are? Watch [...]

I made the jump from a twin sized bed to a queen sized bed a few weeks ago. The first few nights, I sprawled out diagonally on the bed in order to use every square inch of available real estate. It was amazing because I had all of this room for the first time in [...]

Inequity pains even a forgiving mind.
Silence is said to be golden.
Speaking can be an arduous endeavor.
One moment ruins eons of good.
Community is built night after night.
Good is often forgotten for bad.
Disoriented, following behind a blind man.
Yes, the easiest and hardest word.
Lost, refusing to use good directions.
Problems, so small but so big.
Solutions, visible but obscured by [...]

All I am really an expert at is being stupid and learning from it….I have become an expert at not making the same mistake twice, and learning from every stupid thing I have ever done.
-Larry Winget

After making dinner with some friends, we started to clean up the kitchen. Someone started cleaning the dishes in the sink and placing them in the dishwasher. My first response was, “Wow, this is awesome. They’re doing my dishes for me.” However, my second response wasn’t quite as receptive: “Dang, they’re putting everything in the [...]

Do you remember the days when you would stay up at night and anxiously await the weatherman’s report. Those glorious days of childhood when your most sincere and heartfelt prayers were directed toward convincing God that snow would be the best possible thing for the world. You would go to bed hoping so hard that [...]

From time to time, I am confronted with my own mortality. Like most people, I believe that I have a long and healthy life ahead of me. I would never expect to die anytime before 80. Of course, this is nonsense because I don’t know what the future holds for me. What I do know [...]

Why do we desire certain things? Is out of self-seeking passion? Is it out of greed? Or is it a genuine longing that is beneficial?
How do you determine where your desires fit? How do you separate yourself from your wishes and discern what is good, honest, and helpful? And likewise, how do you know when [...]

1. Love People.
I want to show who Jesus is and what he is done in my life by how I treat others. May the cross be the only offense in my life.
2. Be Passionate.
I want have passion about the things that matter. And I want to passionately avoid the things that don’t.
3. Never miss a [...]