I remember being at home on the Friday morning after September 11, 2001. I was watching our 2-year old daughter as she played oblivious to the images and sadness that was on display as a memorial service played on our TV. When Billy Graham got up to speak and to pray I shed a few... Continue Reading →
If You Do These Two Things, You Are On Your Way To Growing Up
Growing Up doesn't have to be hard. If you take yourself off the throne of your own life and place Christ there and then you seek the guidance and teaching of Christ inside you, then you are on your way. Those two things will take care of 70 percent of your growth and seem relatively... Continue Reading →
10 Blessings For 10 Straight Days
The Soul Training exercise associated with the latest chapter of The Good and Beautiful God is to count your blessings. Smith asks you to try to come up with 10 things God has blessed you with and then see if you can keep going and come up with 100 blessings from God. I decided to... Continue Reading →
Don’t Attempt This On Your Own
Each week, I will be providing a glimpse into the 18-month discipleship training program that I have just started. This is a way for me to show you what I am learning and also allow you to progress along with me. For more information, I encourage you to read this. Also, if you like what... Continue Reading →
Does God Care About Olympic Sports?
Gold medalist swimmer Maya Dirado, when discussing her Christian faith and its influence on her success said, "I don't think God cares about my swimming very much." Later, in a interview with Christianity Today, she elaborated on this comment, "I think God cares about my soul and whether I’m bringing his love and mercy into... Continue Reading →
The Life I Now Live
One of the things I had to learn after I made Christ the center of my life, was that my transformation and growth was not up to me. If I was to Grow Up, it would be through Christ working inside of me to accomplish what I can't accomplish on my own. Scripture says, "I... Continue Reading →
How The Holy Spirit Helps You Grow Up
Each week, I will be providing a glimpse into the discipleship training program that I have just started. This is a way for me to show you what I am learning and also allow you to progress along with me. For more information, I encourage you to read this. Also, if you like what you... Continue Reading →
What My Dad Taught Me (And Is Still Teaching Me) About Growing Up
My dad has had cancer since last October. He is suffering through treatments right now and hasn't had too many good days lately. I love my Dad for many reasons but largely because of all that he has taught me about life and life with God. I decided to share with you some of the... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Songs For Experiencing God
In 2012, I wrote the following: "I think that I would be less of a person if I did not have music in my life. And I also think that God uses music to reach us because to experience music is to participate in something that is more than just an intellectual exercise or a... Continue Reading →
Essential Components of Growing Up
Each week, I will be providing a glimpse into the discipleship training program that I have just started. This is a way for me to show you what I am learning and also allow you to progress along with me. For more information, I encourage you to read this. Also, if you like what you... Continue Reading →