Why I took CHRIST out of Christmas (and feel good about it)
It’s Christmas Eve and I am so excited! Presents are wrapped; Santa is prepared; dinner will be cooking; friends and family will be gathering; cookies …
Intellectual
Review and Quotes from “The Alchemist” – Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho wrote The Alchemist in 1988. He believed it was the fulfillment of his purpose in life. Since that time, the book has been translated into …
Worship?
The word worship can mean a lot of things in our world. I want you to pause for a moment and get a picture in …
Revisiting Joy, or at least trying to
I am not a happy person. Now I know that happiness can come and go so let me take it a step further, I am …
I have questions God can’t answer!
This morning I sit pondering what tweaks to my past might have most affected the present more positively. To be sure, even the most minor …
Affair of the Will
I have long struggled with an inner conflict C.S. Lewis describes in Mere Christianity. Though his work does not resolve my tension, it gives me …
Review and Quotes from “How Do You Kill 11 Million People?” – Andy Andrews
Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think is the subtitle to this thought provoking book on what is seems we are not learning from history. …
10 Thought Provoking Quotes for Today
“Strategy is faith’s handmaiden.” – Dave Clark “The great illusion of leadership is to think that others can be led out of the desert by …
Review of “Quitter” – Jon Acuff
It’s probably not fair to call this a review because I, quite honestly, can’t remember much from the book at all. In summary, I think …
The Good News of Pain (thoughts on Easter pt. 3)
Today, we’re going to talk about pain. I remember being 8 years old. My cousin and I were on the playground trying to ditch my …