Sometimes trust comes down to belief and unbelief. In chapter twelve in the book of John, we get a pretty powerful collection of thoughts that serve almost as a final notice to skeptics. The statement weaves together many thoughts and themes from the whole book, the...
I learned about something called Impostor Syndrome a few years ago. It gave me an understanding of something I intuitively knew, but couldn't label. In short, it’s a concept describing high-achieving individuals who have a fear of being exposed as fraud. They are...
There are many ways we can go about viewing life. That's because there are many ways in which we filter the way we see. Be it experiences, education or otherwise, we have a tendency to paint everything according to what we know. Of course, we could get more granular,...
Let’s call it for what it is. A “Top 10 Post” is reignites interest in popular posts and provides end of year filler for a blog since it’s less likely that people are looking for new content right now. Although, wise bloggers will also look at those top posts and ask...
While spending this month considering God’s favor and wisdom, I’ve been continually reminded of a question I ponder often: how do we know if we are pleasing God? Specifically, what is pleasing to God and how do we go about pleasing God? This is the subject of a post I...
There are a lot of books and programs that offer marriage advice. For instance, my wife and I were fortunate enough to be read through Larry Crabb’s The Marriage Builder by both our pastor and a handful of couples during our engagement. Truth be told, though, Crabb’s...
Today's post is about honor and how to honor. You see, today is my mom's birthday and I probably would have sent her flowers or given her a simple birthday gift if she were still with us. Sadly, she passed away last year and, as I reflect on her life, I am reminded of...
Back in 1992, MTV introduced us to The Real World - an ambitious experiment that assembled and housed a group of strangers from diverse backgrounds to see how they would relate to one another. It granted viewers a voyeur's perspective into the petri dish of life as we...
Today, we continue to explore Being Available to God & God's Call as part of our Year of Listening Up series. Having introduced it last week and sharing some context, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to read what some other bloggers have said on the...