Pushing Buttons

Up until now, your My One Word experience was progressing quite well. You are probably encouraged to see the growth taking place in your character. Everything has been rosy with the attention on...

Broken Mailboxes

It has been said freedom is found in confession. To test this theory out, Im going to own up to something that happened 20 years ago. No one else knows about this incident, not even my parents....

A Called Person

Jeremiah 1:4-10 (NIV) The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations....

The Next Right Thing

In a few days, my beloved Boston Red Soxs will be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. As I try to recover from the sting of this reality, I comfort myself by reflecting on the greatest...

Tackling Your Opponent

To the chagrin of my wife, football is back and better than ever. Yesterday I escaped to my man cave and watched football from sunrise to sunset. There is just something about football that speaks...

The Long Road Ahead

The leaves are starting to change colors. The kids are back at school. Summer has come to an end. Football season has already kicked off. Before you know it, Christmas and New Years will be upon...

Only 116 More Shopping Days

With our month long focus on celebrating growth and remembering Gods faithfulness coming to an end, I want to spend these last few moments focusing on the concepts of rejoicing and thankfulness....

Back To School

Right now many parents are rejoicing over the fact summer has come to an end and their kids are heading back to school. Some might even do an Irish jig as they watch the school bus pulling away...

Procrastination

Procrastination pretty much summed up my work ethic during my college years. If I devoted as much time and energy to studying as I did to winning a Super Bowl ring on Madden, I would of graduated...

Eternal Perspective

This morning, lets focus on eternity.  Sounds nice, but this is not going to get the laundry done, the kids to school, the report for my boss, or my research paper turned in.  I know, it sounds...