Life

  • Don’t Just Mend Your Net

    Matthew 4:21-22 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. When I was a senior in high school,…

  • The Chronic Sufferer

    We all prayed for Gary – a lot. Whenever a call for prayer requests was voiced, Gary was the first to respond with an issue that needed our prayers. Conversations with Gary quickly turned towards his problems, and he always had a problem. Gary was an addict, addicted to attention. People began to resent…

  • Life Suckers

    Have you ever been in a place or around people that just suck the life out of you? You know, those people or places that are so negative, so self focused, and so unpleasant that you really feel like they are stealing your enthusiasm for life. Sometimes, it’s a job. Sometimes, it’s a certain…

  • Spiritual Anorexia

    For as long as I can remember, I’ve battled a weight problem. As a 10 year old boy, I can remember knowing that I wasn’t happy with the way I looked and felt. In fact, I can distinctly remember thinking time and time again as I looked in the mirror, “I don’t feel like…

  • 7 Things You Do Too Much

    You’re always going to be accused of being too something… Too loud, Too quiet. Too young, Too old. Too fat, Too skinny. Too weird, Too normal. Too cocky, Too humble. Too spiritual, Too worldly. Too funny, Too serious. Too rich, Too poor. Too smart. Too ignorant. You aren’t too anything for God to use…

  • Why Do What You Do?

    Why do you do what you do? Is it because you have to? Is it because it’s expected by those around you? Is it because you know nothing else to do? Is it because it’s comfortable? Is it because it’s easy? Is it because it’s all that’s available? Is it because it pays the…