Encouraging Thoughts
How I Found Crazy Generous Love (+The Way It Transformed Me)
A few years ago, we gathered a team together that was going to Brazil on a missions trip. Our church supports missionaries there and we wanted to visit and serve in the community we have been supporting for decades. As God seems to do often, He blessed us with life lessons far beyond our expectations.
Read MoreThe Biggest Reason Why You Need To “Pull Weeds” From Your Life
It’s so easy to get caught up in the busyness of life that I forget to take a moment and ask, “Is this adding to my life or taking away? Is this bringing me closer to God or further?”
Read MoreBreak Free from Your Heart’s Prison and Embrace the Full Light of Jesus
A prisoner leans forward to get his face in direct line with the few angled beams of sunshine that make it past the bars and shadows of a tiny cell block window, to feel the warmth and glow and pure joy that such a simple thing can bring.
Read MoreThe Unforgettable Beauty of Being the Involved Dad
Parenting gets a bad rap in pop culture. But the garden I was given to keep—a little boy and a baby girl and a woman—was beautiful.
My job? Helping them thrive and grow and bloom.
Read MoreStepping into the Next Chapter of Success
It’s graduation season and which means we hear a lot about what it means to be successful. But what does it mean to be truly successful?
Read MoreDon’t Worry About Anything
Worry constantly fills our minds and permeates our thoughts. Here’s how to banish anxiety and find true peace.
Read MoreIs It Saturday In Your Life?
I have a super fancy college word that I’d like you and me to learn together. Ready? Here’s the word – denouement (say it DAY-noo-mahn). Webster’s Dictionary defines it as…
Read MoreTime to Step Out
Is it too late to wish you a Happy New Year? I say no. HAPPY NEW YEAR! At the end of 2021, my family and I tried something together for…
Read MoreRoot Your Resolutions
Did you ever stop and ask yourself why we take this time of year to make resolutions for ourselves? I think it’s because the beginning of a new year serves…
Read MoreWhen Christmas Feels Like a Waiting Game
It seems like there is Christmas cheer everywhere, maybe even more so this year, as so many are finally able to see friends and loved ones. But that may not…
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