stretching our hearts to win theirs
America turns 243 years old this year and I finally think her wrinkles are starting to show. She's been the Jennifer Aniston of the world powers for so long, but if you look for cracks and creases, you'll find them every time. I think it's the same with our spiritual growth. Have you ever been …
If an organization has been established for long enough, they'll eventually hit a barrier that's loosely titled: Something Needs to Change. And if something needs to change, that means something is either not going well, or something could be better, right? When we look at the construct of the Church today - notice the capital …
It's been four days since I turned 25, and I have to say that it wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be. In the months before, I might've had a couple of panic attacks at the thought of being a quarter of a century, but it came just as certain as the sunrise …
My mom was showing me some building plans for their new home and it sparked my thoughts about what types of structural aspects you need to make a house - foundation, walls, and a roof at the very minimum. Once you have the major arteries of a house, you can fill it in with whatever …
Time Magazine just released their Top 100 Most Influential People of 2019, once again pulling the genuineness (that is a word, I promise) and humility out of the swill. It's like they generously scraped the cream from the top of the milk and offered it to the world. It doesn't just highlight the elite of Hollywood but …
Commercials are one of my least favorite things on the planet. There is nothing worse than being in the middle of a serious scene on cable (or, let's be honest: Hulu) and it cutting to a guy selling you plates made out of pepperoni. Like - what?! Sure, pepperoni plates are edible and reduce your …
Recently, a friend of mine was sharing a struggle about questioning the reality of how God could love her. Not - how could God love people? - but - how could God love me? That's an important difference. At some point in the life of a believer of Jesus, you have to wrestle with the idea …
