When The Time Comes

I want to share a story that is very personal to me… It is such a huge reminder to me every single day that God has a perfect plan for us. It really starts back when I was in 6th grade and broke my jaw playing soccer. That was a moment that would change my [...]

Leaving A Legacy

            A couple of weekends ago Callie and I were able to attend Family Life’s “A Weekend to Remember” marriage conference.  It was a wonderful experience for us, and it was a chance to get away from our busy schedules and truly focus on God and each other.  There were ten [...]

Bumps, Bruises, Scars and Testimonies

11 years ago I had a stint in the hospital that lasted 16 days. Afterwards because of this stint I acquired a nasty scar on my stomach that was attached to the muscle so it was deeply inverted as if someone were pulling a rubber band in toward my spine and looked like a large [...]

On His Sleeve

Do you ever wonder how much faith talk is appropriate for business? I met with a business owner a few years ago. We were talking about a salesman whom we’d both interviewed. “He wears his faith on his sleeve,” he said about the salesman.  I took that as a negative. I remembered the salesman talked [...]

New

Hello from Greece!!!  It’s already been an amazing experience in many ways and I can’t wait to share pictures and stories with everyone when I get back.   Isaiah 43:19 has been a verse that has been spoken over me and to me over the last six months, “Forget the former things do not dwell on the [...]

Precious Are You

This was a journal entry a couple of years back. My divorce hadn’t been final long. My house on the market wasn’t selling and I was paying for it although I couldn’t live there. I drove an hour to work one way and gas was over $4.00 a gallon. I was dealing with an irate [...]

When It All Comes Tumbling Down

Have you ever reached a point in your life when you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders? Nothing goes right? Seems like there is someone out there that just wants to see you fail. A few series back Pastor Nick preached on struggle and how it can make you a better person [...]

Starting Line

When I first heard God’s call for my life, I thought I was having a heart attack. Literally. He told me I’d become a minister. Then I began asking questions and trying to plot the course for how to accomplish that. I asked my pastor what I should do and over lunch he told me [...]

Backyard: Our Community

Matthew 28:18-20 (msg) Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of [...]