My fear of failure is rooted in my past -- and all the voices that tell me I can't. But every day, I have chance to start again. I have a chance to “be transformed by the renewing of my mind.” Read more
My fear of failure is rooted in my past -- and all the voices that tell me I can't. But every day, I have chance to start again. I have a chance to “be transformed by the renewing of my mind.” Read more
Rather than sit through a lesson and find some sort of application for my mixed-up life, maybe I would be better off finding out about God, his nature, and his expectations. The Bible is about God. It’s not about me. I wonder if I’m photo-bombing the Almighty – who he is, what he says, and what he wants me to hear. Read more
You probably have some old injuries you are carrying around. Someone said something to you or did something to you. Maybe your heart was broken. What is most interesting is that we prop up these past injuries, we given them prominence. We idolize them. We are Divorced. Broken. Abused. Hurt. And that label becomes who we are and what we worship. Read more
Your pain, your trial is real. But this time in your life is the perfect opportunity to that there are things more important than life on this earth. Don't let this moment slip by. We’re really not supposed to wait for the wild ride to end. We are meant to embrace our trial and actually benefit from it. Read more
Do you think that your identity is being sucked away by the culture? Do you hurt for a world that is set up to fail, and you don’t see any answers? Then read on... Estonia is an country in the Baltic region that for much of it’s history has actually been part of someone else. The list of occupiers is a long one, as they were pawns in power struggles between Vikings, Swedes, Normans, Germanics, and a host of others.... Read more
When did He ever tell you to quit dreaming? When did He tell you to quit thinking big? When did He demand that you quit chasing that one thing? What caused you to give up? Read more
Whether you are dreaming of world change or a new bike, there are four types of dreams -- Those that are fulfilled, those that are delayed, those that are denied, and those that are suppressed. Read more
Shame is that terrible, private feeling that something is wrong with us—that we are somehow defective as a person, that we are irreparably damaged. But it doesn't have to define you. It has no part in your life. Read more
I was frozen in terror. Standing on the end of the fiberglass plank, I could feel my toes, curled in silent resistance. I snuck a glance down into the azure water at the deep end of the pool. It was only ten feet below me, but I might as well have been diving from the volcanic cliffs of a Caribbean Island. I remember the first time I jumped off the diving board at the community pool. Not the one that all the little kids were diving from. The big one – the one that towered over the deep of the pool. The one that the high school boys jackknifed from, slicing the water. That one. I was probably no more than 11 years old. But I was old enough to feel the weight of mortality, every pore of my body dripped with the fear of splashing in the water far below. I don’t know if it was bravery or the fear of being called a chicken, but somehow, I mustered a final jolt of bravery. I closed my eyes and counted out loud. Three. Two. One. Jump! Read more
All the theories being thrown around about white supremacy, guns, mental illness and “hate” speech are not supported by the data. And no matter what our feelings are, the facts don’t change. This ultimately needs a spiritual solution. The problem can’t be willed or legislated or forced out of our society. It must come from within. And that’s why I was encouraged to see Oprah Winfrey weigh in with a hint of what’s really wrong. Read more
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