This will hurt (and perhaps offend) some people, but I’ll get right to the point: I hate the word “theology.” It’s a super churchy word that probably keeps more people from God rather than drawing them closer to him. The very moment I hear the word, I get visions of...
You’ve heard it: “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff.” Or, maybe you’ve heard a different take on it. It suggests that spending time on little things and details is a waste. I am a person who has always considered himself to be exceptionally average. It’s been distressing at...
The first year that Starbucks offered their famous Pumpkin Spice Latte, I probably had ten of them in the first week. So delighted I was with the sugary jolt of liquid autumn, it was love at first sip. And I'm not unlike so many other Americans who took to the flavor...
We need a pick me up every now and then. Few things have the power to provide it than the right songs at the right time. That's why, instead of offering one pick me up song for a #praylist, I'm concluding the Go from Low to Glow topic in our Year of...
One of the recurring themes throughout my life is the concept of self-defeat. I share exactly how this manifested throughout my whole life in Listen Up, Kids, so I won't belabor the point here. I bring it up mostly to introduce the next topic in our Year of...
In life, we sometimes have our expectations pleasantly go unmet or exceeded by the actual experience. For example, when you go to a concert to be entertained and learn about forgiveness; both of others – and more importantly – yourself. Such was the case when my wife...