Have you ever caught yourself looking at a billboard while you were driving and found yourself start to drift into the next lane as result? You didn’t mean to, it just happened because you were looking that direction while cruising down the road. As simple as it seems, our lives work very similarly. What you focus on draws you in. …
Why I Still Handwrite Letters
It’s 2018. Everything is instant except for the stuff that matters. Love still takes time to cultivate. Friendship is still a work in progress. True relationship is as hard as it has ever been though we like to fool ourselves with technology. Truly we have more avenues to help us connect but unfortunately the speed of our technological connection has …
Come To The Quiet
At the first of the year our church family takes time to pause, fast, pray and listen. I am doing the same. I’m going off of social media, taking a break from the blog and taking more time to listen, pray, write and reflect. If it’s been a while since you’ve done the same I would invite you to join …
How Much Blessing Can You Handle?
I recently held a half-million dollars in my hands. No, it wasn’t mine. I interface with dozens of ministries and non-profits that care for people in various ways around the world. One of the ministries was given one of the most generous gifts they have ever received to aid them in caring for those to whom they minister. I happened …
Learn To Love Your Limits
I walked by Michael Jordan the other night at a Charlotte Hornets game. No, I didn’t meet him. I was within about six feet of him which is pretty cool since he is the greatest basketball player of all time (I don’t want to hear anything about LeBron, etc…). There is an important detail that is often overlooked when you …
Boundaries Break Down Barriers
Believe it or not, boundaries actually break down barriers. It may seem strange or even incorrect but a boundary and a barrier are not the same thing. The problem is we can too easily equate the two and therefore rob ourselves of being able to appreciate the important differences. You know that guy that talks too much at the office …