I was having one of those heart-to-heart conversations with some friends recently. A conversation that really had my wheels turning. A conversation that caused conviction. A conversation that required change. Culture is something Dan and I have many candid conversations about. Our couch is loaded with discussions on how we can continue to live for…
Fear. Fear of the present. Fear of the future. Fear of the past creeping up again. We may fear others. We may fear the unknown. We may fear even ourselves. Fear is debilitating. It is like “freeze tag.” It’s all fun and games until someone whips you across the body with a “freeze”. This is…
How many times do we think something, but never say it? How many times do you think about complimenting somebody, but as they walk by, you lose confidence and let them keep walking? How many times do you read something on facebook, a website/blog, or even in an email, and just keep scrolling through, even…
The storms of life. We all experience them. Some are literal storms, some are emotional storms, some are circumstantial storms. We all have events in our life that take us aback, that cause us to pause, that cause us to wonder “how are we ever going to get through this?” If you have followed our…
Romans 12: 1-2 says “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you…
On the high school retreat last weekend, the speaker was talking about letting go. What can you let go of, so that God can use it to further His Kingdom? For example, he spoke of the staff that Moses had, that God turned into a snake. By itself, the staff was just a staff. But…
