Yesterday was a spiritually supercharged day for me. I had been praying for a crucial conversation needing to be had for a couple of weeks and it went very well. Because of all the prep that went into it, I believe I experienced a deeper communion with God as a result. I had two other... Continue Reading →
In 2010, my family and I were in north central Ohio where I was pastoring a small church. We didn't have a copy machine so I was going to Office Depot weekly to have the bulletins printed for our Sunday services. I was in the van with my daughter, who at that time was around... Continue Reading →
Maybe you're not supposed to create the next big thing. Perhaps it already exists. Yes, it's true that you won't be recognized, but glory can turn on you or go bad overnight. What's wrong with promoting the thing and its maker instead of yourself? After all, isn't creativity really just assembling already existing pieces? You... Continue Reading →
I found this great list of ideas for creative writing prompts. The first one on the list is called 7x7x7. Here are the rules: Find the 7th book from your bookshelf (or digital library). Open it up to page 7. Look at the 7th sentence on the page. Begin a paragraph that begins with that... Continue Reading →
A friend of mine asked me a few questions for a project she was working on for a class in Christian leadership. Here they are. What are some guiding principles for how you arrived at being a leader? 1. Spend time with leaders. An internship is a great way to do this. Simply seeing what they do... Continue Reading →
I'm reading a book right now by Dave Harvey called Rescuing Ambition. The main point of the book is that ambition by itself is not sinful but ambition that leads to idolatry is. The difference between selfish ambition and selfless ambition is whether the Goal is behind God, or if God is behind the goal.... Continue Reading →
I don't know what happened guys, but the pen dried up couple months ago. I have a few drafts in the queue that I can't seem to finish. It seems the moment I sit down, all inspiration leaves me. Any helpful hints are welcome.
Many of my younger years were spent on a skateboard when Rodney Mullins was synonymous with unicorns and the holy Grail. It’s like you know how good someone is, but you really never know how good until 30 years later when skaters are still trying to exegete tape and replicate it. He truly is one... Continue Reading →
You have something to say to the world. I wrote this post last year and am posting again. I don't do this with all of my posts but some are worthy of it. I hope you enjoy! What you have to tell the world may sound similar to what others are saying, or what has... Continue Reading →
