My son is a sophomore in college. My youngest daughter is about to leave home in a year and-a-half. So finding that “just right� college has been at topic at our house for quite some time now. We actually hired an educational adviser for my daughter, who is working with her to create a list of c...

I'm not sure what to say. I'm pissed and confused. I'm not going to talk about details because I don't know what happened yet. A local pastor, Fred Winters, was shot at church today. I didn't know him well but have had lunch with him before. I know that as a pastor people think that I'm supposed to ...

I read a lot of blogs and I'm challenged almost everyday but what someone says and today was no exception. Check this out and see if it challenges you. Go. Set. Ready. from The Batterson Blog - Thoughts on Life and Leadership by Mark Batterson There is an old adage: ready, set, go. And that is how m...

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Cor. 9:8 (NIV) As I type this, Gary & Josiah have just returned from their trip to visit The King’s College in New York. It was a full, but very ...

And we can be confident that He will listen to us whenever we ask Him for anything in line with His will. And if we know He is listening when we make our requests, we can be sure that He will give us what we ask for. 1 John 5: 14-15 (NLT) Here are some items to thank God for: I have been released by...

That line is straight from the Brains on Fire Tequila Shots book. Belief #10 to be exact and man, do we cherish that one around here. I have often wondered why lawyers have this crazy, wierd “official lawyer talk�.(Neil, Tim, Mitch, Cary, Ted, Michael – no offense – you guys got to do what y...

Someone told me this morning they were in the Miami airport and saw this on a tee shirt. Made me smile and lead me to this. Morgan Hotels (great hotels by the way) are sponsoring this website. I love, love this letter. Amazing! Poke around the site. It’s cool. So what do you remember about rec...

I was reading an article @ Tech Crunch the other day and it was talking about the economy and business practices but I thought there were also some great church insights. The article was talking about business in our current economy and I am using it to talk about church. The church as whole is some...

The economy sucks. I’ve seen it affect friends who have lost jobs, clients who are losing sleep over their businesses and well, to quote a wise friend, “If anyone tells you they aren’t hurting at all, they’re lying.� But the one interesting thing I have been surprised by (in awe of really)...

When I hear people sing or play an instrument well, see someone paint or draw well I get mad and glad. I'm glad that they are using their gifts in such an amazing way but I'm mad because I can't do that. The same thing is true with writing. Some people say things in just the right way and I'm glad b...