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  • Walking With a Stumble

    “If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles.” – C.S. Lewis I am constantly teaching the youth that I lead that their faith is more important and essential than their perfection. The problem… Many of us have never come to that reality. We’ve tried to become perfect.…

  • What?!

    Melissa and I were putting the finishing touches on our dinner tonight when we got the garlic toast out of the freezer and found this little brain teaser… Now, at first glance, everything seems legit. That is, until you start reading the box. “The original Texas Toast” has a name brand from New York.…

  • Respect, Like it or Not

    I’m a pretty strong willed and opinionated person. I don’t mind listening to others’ opinions, as long as they know that it’s wrong. :-) However, I do try my best to respect other people. I try to live by the Golden Rule of treating others the way I would want them treating me. I…

  • Your Worst Cup Of Coffee

    I took some of my youth to a conference last weekend. We ended up having a great time hanging out together, listening to some great bands, and hearing the Word of God spoken in a powerful way. We stayed in some nice suites at the hotel complete with a bay window in each room.…

  • I @sk: Leadership Characteristics

    A few days ago, I threw this question out on Twitter: “What characteristics do most good leaders have in common?” I got a lot of leadership nuggets from some good leaders. So, I chose a few to share here. They said it better than I ever could have… @pamfidler The ability to listen to…

  • Stop Being A Victim

    With Jesus, we are no longer victims, we are victors! Life is full of situations. Some of them we control. Sometimes, we make bad decisions. Sometimes, we put ourselves in bad situations. Sometimes, we willfully become a victim. Some of them are out of our control. Sometimes, bad things happen to us. Sometimes, we…