Keep Your Circle Small – Proverbs 18

Recently, I reached out to a couple of former students and asked them what they wish I would write about.  These two girls are freshman in high school, and are the kind of young women who I admire.  They both get excellent grades.  They participate in school activities, and function in those activities at the … Read more

Backpacks and Crushing Loads – Galatians 6

Galatians 6: 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.  Galatians 6: 5  for each one should carry their own load.  “If you were a good person, you would help me.”  He stared at his phone, unable to respond.  He couldn’t believe he was having this conversation…… … Read more

Your Alarms Don’t Define You: Confessions of a Former Alarm Addict

H ave you ever noticed that there are some people who seem to never forget anything?  They’re those crazy robot-types that remember every appointment, every commitment, and every conversation they have ever had. They are the ones that can make a dentist appointment for themselves for a year from now and actually remember it and … Read more

Under Attack

F ull disclosure…. There is a real enemy, and he is after you.  He’s after me, too. No, he isn’t in a red suit with horns and a pitchfork.  He doesn’t drain the gas from the tank in your car or start your house on fire, and he certainly doesn’t care if you are happy … Read more

Dreaming About Being an Author

L ets talk about how being an author was never a dream of mine.  Nope!  You heard that right.  I have never once considered the idea that what I wrote had any value beyond the pages of my own notebooks and journals. I once heard a pastor give a message about finding your God-given purpose … Read more