Category Archives: Spiritual Growth

Transparent

Sunday night in our community we discussed the issue of transparency…how, our culture and society has  impressed on us the idea of the masks that we live behind and walls that we build around us. That it is nerly impossible

Transparent

Sunday night in our community we discussed the issue of transparency…how, our culture and society has  impressed on us the idea of the masks that we live behind and walls that we build around us. That it is nerly impossible

Sacred Space

I used to think I needed a certain place and certain time in order to engage God. It was kind of molded into my psyche I guess, but this morning I found myself in a 5′ by 5′ space in

Sacred Space

I used to think I needed a certain place and certain time in order to engage God. It was kind of molded into my psyche I guess, but this morning I found myself in a 5′ by 5′ space in

Cost

What is the cost of following Jesus in America? Do we even have to count the cost any longer to profess and proclaim that we are followers of Jesus? In most cases, no, and it pains me to say so,

Cost

What is the cost of following Jesus in America? Do we even have to count the cost any longer to profess and proclaim that we are followers of Jesus? In most cases, no, and it pains me to say so,

Genuine

Today, through a series of seemingly random events, I had the chance to witness a young man named James be baptized. It was deeply moving to say the least… especially considering I know his story. James has been Buddhist his

Genuine

Today, through a series of seemingly random events, I had the chance to witness a young man named James be baptized. It was deeply moving to say the least… especially considering I know his story. James has been Buddhist his

Faith vs Trust

I was talking to a young man a couple of weeks ago who had just had his trust shattered. He had spent the last several years pouring his heart into the youth ministry of a large church expression, and because

Faith vs Trust

I was talking to a young man a couple of weeks ago who had just had his trust shattered. He had spent the last several years pouring his heart into the youth ministry of a large church expression, and because

Love

Love is a verb…you have to live it, not just say it. You have to allow it to grow in all of it’s beauty, not just contain it in your limited scope of things…love is not a four letter word,

Love

Love is a verb…you have to live it, not just say it. You have to allow it to grow in all of it’s beauty, not just contain it in your limited scope of things…love is not a four letter word,

Journal Your Life

I don’t know how many of you journal, or even believe that it is a valuable tool for life, but let me tell you, it can be valuable in so many ways, but more specifically it can be valuable in

Journal Your Life

I don’t know how many of you journal, or even believe that it is a valuable tool for life, but let me tell you, it can be valuable in so many ways, but more specifically it can be valuable in

Transition

It almost seems as though my life has been in a constant transition…for the last four years. I mean nothing has been “stable”. In 2004 I turned down a coaching position, a free ride for graduate school, and an internship

Transition

It almost seems as though my life has been in a constant transition…for the last four years. I mean nothing has been “stable”. In 2004 I turned down a coaching position, a free ride for graduate school, and an internship

Does She/He Complete or Compliment You?

Relationships are messy…not always difficult, or trying, but in one way or another, they require work. This is how they continue to grow and improve. This principle is especially important in marriage. I would like to address something though, that

Does She/He Complete or Compliment You?

Relationships are messy…not always difficult, or trying, but in one way or another, they require work. This is how they continue to grow and improve. This principle is especially important in marriage. I would like to address something though, that

Sell Everything

I can think of a hundred different scenarios that would hit home for any one of us in regards to not having all we need to accomplish a specific goal…the class we wanted to pass, the game we wanted to

Sell Everything

I can think of a hundred different scenarios that would hit home for any one of us in regards to not having all we need to accomplish a specific goal…the class we wanted to pass, the game we wanted to