Peace Dancing

This past week, one of my Facebook friends posted a video of Dick Van Dyke who is about to turn 99. The background music for this video is “All My Love” which is an amazing song performed by Chris Martin of Coldplay. The video features Van Dyke as he answers questions about his life and […]

I Am Conflicted

It’s happened to me more times than I care to admit. I’ve added a Christmas gift to my cart on Amazon that I know is too expensive and doesn’t fit our budget. My cursor is hanging over the “Place Your Order” button on my screen and beads of sweat are breaking out on my forehead. […]

Post Election Reflection Pt 2

In my last post, I unpacked some thoughts and feelings about the election. It is a little darker than most of my blogs but it was really hard to “bright side” some of the things I’ve seen and heard over the last few months. I guess most of us are attempting to move on from […]

Above All Else

A week ago our church (COSA) held its last Sunday service. If you know me at all, you know that for the last four years, I have poured my energy and heart into this endeavor and even writing that last sentence was painful for me. It is a difficult sentence to write and yet, I […]

Letting Off Steam

I have to admit, I did it because I wanted to see a good fight. I know that is pretty red neck of me but I was really curious. Let’s all be honest here, we all like a good fight. When it comes to our next election, I’m sure we’re going to see many. The […]

Evangelical Cannibalism – Why We Eat Our Own

Tullian Tchividjian, Mark Driscoll and Rob Bell. Just saying those names on Facebook, Twitter, or in a blog can reciprocate some nasty comments. Why do we feel the need to list the sins of the people who once led us and now are on the “down and outs”? Please don’t tell me that it is […]

Terminator and the laws of nature

Love is the most powerful weapon that we have as followers of Jesus. It isn’t truth, doctrine, convincing arguments, discernment or even clean living. The most powerful weapon that we have in our arsenal is love. I’ve seen love shine through illness, death, hate, racism, divorce, depression and regret. When you see love in these […]