It's not inspirational words that keep me going, it's the spirit and heart shining through the words. There is no match to sitting with a trusted friend and processing as you speak, and having that person share a different perspective of hope and possibility. Words, inspirational statements, inspirational conversations — they all come from people [...]
Hey you, yes ... YOU! You know that stoopid thing you said today, or that stoopid thing you did yesterday, or that opportunity you were stoopid to miss last week, or those persistent creepy thoughts you have from time to time? You know what it all means, right? Yes. It's true. You're ... NORMAL! Seriously, [...]
If someone posted a craigslist ad about a huge mansion throwing its doors open to the public because the owner had died, and you could take whatever you wanted, hundreds of thousands would show up and go crazy in the grabbing. They'd rent U- Hauls so they could take as much as possible. When Matthew [...]
People talk about forgiveness as if it's a once-off event. I prefer the term living forgiveness. The thing with pain is that once the shock and raw pain subsides, it starts to only hurt when you’re triggered to remember it. Each time that happens, I forgive the person who hurt me again. And again. And [...]
People judge all the time, and then they post their judgments online for all to see. Religion, lifestyle, clothing choices -- assumption after assumption about people they have usually never spent the time talking or listening to. Public shaming for those posts, or creating more rules to stop them, is not the answer though. Neither [...]
I've always been interested in the word fullness, because to me it signifies the longings of the heart. Because of that, I've always loved Ephesians 3:14-19, so I thought I'd take that interest a little further and look up the word fullness in the Greek. What I saw blasted me in the best way, because [...]
I did a six-minute interview in August with the Bridge Radio about Coach Yourself with the Father. Listen to it here. If you feel lost or like you have no purpose and don’t know what to do with your life, Coach Yourself is a workbook designed to help you figure it all out. Discover God’s purpose [...]
