Life

  • Choking Under Pressure

    Growing up, I loved playing baseball. I was actually kinda good at the game, but there was one particular situation that I almost always failed in… Executing under pressure. I still remember the 2 outs, down by 1 scenario that every baseball player dreams of. What’d I do? I struck out for the first…

  • I Shower With This Too Often

    One of the things that I do that Melissa has to call me out on every now and then is using the same towel for too long. I don’t know why, but I hate using a fresh towel. There’s just something odd about it for me. And so, I use the same one for…

  • ‘Therefore’ Is Where the Action Happens

    The word “therefore” has to be the most ignored word in the Bible. You see, the word “therefore” is often used to transition from a teaching to an action. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in…

  • I’m Learning to Slow Down

    I’m trying to learn to slow down. I’m learning that I often do a lot of things, but few things well. Instead, I run around, thing to thing, task to task. The result is, I accomplish a lot of “tasks” but have very little impact. So, I’m learning to slow down. What are you…

  • 3 Life Lessons From Angry Birds

    1. If you really believe in something, you’ll give your life to see it accomplished. For those of you that have never played Angry Birds (where ya been?), the goal of the game is to shoot birds out of a sling shot and kill pigs that have buried themselves under random structures. The premise…

  • Life Is Like A Game of Bop It

    Do you remember the hand held game “Bop It”? I loved playing Bop It as a kid. In fact, I think it’s still around (yeah, its that good!). In Bop It, the goal is to repeat a set of commands given in the game. – pull it, twist it, bop it. As the little…