Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2016
Nobody likes a fake. We may joke about how funny it is for people to buy ‘Foakely’ sunglasses (fake Oakleys) or ‘Folex’ watches (fake Rolex’s) out of a van in New York City but at the end of the day, everybody wants the real thing. When it comes to people and relationships, we certainly expect to have trust and transparency. …
Have you ever tried to explain to God how your life should be? You carve out a comfortable little niche where only your strengths are highlighted and you avoid your weaknesses and for some reason the Lord won’t let you stay there?! In truth, I’m grateful the Lord won’t leave us in our narcissism, but it’s never pleasant when He’s pushing us …
“I’m so stupid. I am such a screwup. I always break things. I knew I wouldn’t win.” On an average day you will hear statements like these come out of the mouths of countless people. I invite you to pay closer attention and see what I mean. Perhaps even you say such things? Sometimes statements such as these are said …
You may recall the classic cartoon of a character firing arrows at the side of a barn and then drawing a target around where the arrow had struck. Wasn’t it amazing that he hit the bulls-eye every time?! Obviously the cartoon was intended to make us laugh and show the exact opposite of what aiming at a target is all …
It’s Spring and the sound of the lawn mower seems to reverberate all day off the houses in the neighborhood. Everyone is coming out of hibernation and working in the flower beds and trying to put their best foot forward. There’s much to be said for intentional pruning and development. I believe it is key to living a life worth …
When something is not working properly it is said to be ‘Out of Order’. We tend to think of that as being synonymous with ‘broken’. The irony is, nothing may be physically broken at all?! All the essential pieces may be fully functional and yet the machine isn’t operating properly. Often times, the issue isn’t that the essential pieces are …