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How To Take Your Wife On A Date (1 of 2)
The weekend is coming, and you should probably take your wife on a date. Sometimes newlyweds get so excited to finally live under the same roof that they get out of the routine of going out and doing fun things together. At first, everything was so great and new. Her thoughts were filled with: “Oh…
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Grace is Everything
I need Grace. I need it every day. I need Grace from God, and I need it at times from people. I need Grace because I’m an imperfect person who makes mistakes, even when I’m trying hard not to. God has provided me Grace through Jesus Christ, that in spite of all I have done…
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Disaster Relief
If you would like to help the victims of the Oklahoma City tornadoes, here is a short list of charities that are not scams and will spend your money the way your heart intended when you donated. Others may exist and more may be added at another time. The Salvation Army https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/uss/eds/aok To donate $10…
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Two Snowflakes
No two snowflakes are alike. Each is a totally unique creation. This morning my wife walked me to my car, handed me my coffee, and kissed me goodbye like she usually does. As I loaded my briefcase into the car, we noticed there was a very light snowfall with tiny snowflakes appearing on my windows.…
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There Is Always Hope
The following is part of an ongoing crowdsourced sermon I’ve been developing using my own life experiences and the feedback of others on Facebook and twitter. It’s all about what to do when we have no answers. The introduction can be found here, and the second section is here. There is always hope. It is entirely possible…
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Mentoring: The Top 10 Things I Learned From Bill Ferrell
During my farewell speech at The Heights, I got too choked up to actually say some nice things about my friend and mentor, Bill Ferrell. This blog post will hopefully lay out what I wanted my people to know about him and about mentoring in general. Mentoring doesn’t generally happen within the context of…
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Trick or Treat!
On Halloween, our place as a family is in our neighborhood surrounded by people, not sequestered away from it. Today is Halloween. That means every family in my neighborhood will be outside walking around at the same time. Every parent will be going door to door with their children, laughing as they scream for candy, and…