Over the last several years, reading has become a staple in my life. Specifically, I’ve made it a point to read things that challenge me to grow or change or expand my knowledge or outlook in some way. I do read some things just for fun as well, so I’m not saying fiction is aContinue reading “Breaking Barriers”
Category Archives: My Thoughts
Charging
I have a phone charger problem. No matter where I am, I make sure I have access to a phone charger. There’s a charger in my bedroom, a charger in the bathroom, a charger in the car, and I keep another in the book bag I carry everywhere. On top of that, I’ve been knownContinue reading “Charging”
becoming better
A little while back while doing some research I found this article which states that the rational part of the brain, the part that we use to judge the long-term effects of a decision, doesn’t fully develop until around the age of twenty-five. Here’s another article with some good word-pictures stating the same thing. ThisContinue reading “becoming better”
YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOU
I’ve had this part of Moses’ story on my mind lately. In Exodus 18:13-23 Moses and the Israelites had already been delivered from Egypt, and Moses’ father-in-law Jethro was visiting. When Jethro came, he saw Moses seated all day with the people lined up in front of him. They would come to him with disputesContinue reading “YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOU”
Into The Deep
For all this genuine desire to see God move, I seem to be quite adept at settling into the least challenging routine I can find.
Origin Story
We are no longer passive participants. We have experienced something different, something new, and we have to use that in order to help the broken world around us.
Tour de force
Have you ever woken up out of a dream with an amazing idea, written it down, gone back to sleep, and come back later to find that what you wrote down was not only less-than-amazing, but it was actually complete nonsense? I have. Often. But what I’m about to share with you is not oneContinue reading “Tour de force”
Process > Destination
The process of wrestling with who I am… it’s an invaluable process.
Am I Concerned
Am I more concerned with reading scripture than I am with living life with the God who breathed it? Am I more concerned about being present in church than I am with being present in every moment with my Lord? Am I more concerned with right words and right actions than I am about beingContinue reading “Am I Concerned”
Love: of self and of others
Would you do for yourself what you have just done for your brother? Would you so eagerly and enthusiastically forgive yourself, accept yourself, and love yourself?
The Endeavor 