I’m Telling

Talking to Anthony (guitar player in worship) and he was telling me something that God has been doing in his life. I liked it so much I asked Anthony if I could pass it along to the rest of the community. “I was reading Colossians some months ago, and came...

Why are there so many songs about rainbows?

Last year I saw this guy accompany my daughter’s choir with a guitar. The whole time I was thinking “I could do that, but I’m just to busy.” Really? I’m to busy to fulfill a life long dream of playing music in front of a ton of people? I’m to important to spend time...

You still pursuing happiness?

A small group of us were talking last night and the concept of happiness came up. We all agreed that in our experience of American culture, pursuit of happiness seems to be the underlying goal to everything. Yet, capturing and living somewhere between contentment and...

Who Really Cares?

Who Cares? Hang around my family for 15 minutes and you will hear “it’s not fair”. “He hit me…She hit me first.” Even after fact gathering, justice rarely satisfies. When I search for the real issue, I get some form of “no one cares about me”. It’s easy to dismiss...

Time is on your side

It just takes time. I feel like I am always learning and re-learning simple concepts. Intellectually, I know that all good things in life take time to cultivate and grow properly. Vocation, relationships, fruit trees all take a lot of attention and patience....

The Reward

Received this text from a friend in our community the other day. “the reward is the person u want to be” Saw it right before helping my son memorize his multiplication tables. That thought helped me answer his question; “Why do I have to learn these? It takes to...