My walk has been short, but the effect it’s had on “holidays” has been pretty immense. Things have changed, to say the least. The last few Advent seasons, I’ve read and re-read the account of Jesus’ birth. This morning, I started in Matthew, then Mark, but ended up being drawn to this specific verse in John….

I feel like God has put Romans 8 on my heart lately. I can’t seem to get it out of my mind. The book for Roman’s is AWESOME. There really is so much to get out of it. Lately I’ve seen my kids be able to memorize fairly big chunks of scripture within an hour. I feel a little jealous. I’m pretty sure I can’t live up to that. Either way, I think it’s time [...]

Francis Chan has a video series called BASIC. There are 7 different topics. I’ve seen 6 out of the 7 so far and they are really good. I stumbled across this launch event where Francis talks about the series. It’s broken up into 2 different videos, but I think it’s worth the 20 minutes or so. I think Francis really hits the mark with these thoughts. As someone who reads the Bible as truth, I [...]

Is it possible for ordinary people to become more like Jesus? Some would say “no way”, we sin way too much. But as followers of Christ, I believe that’s what we should be shooting for.

“In his heart a man plans his course, 
but the LORD determines his steps.” – Proverbs 16:9

It’s hard for me to read the news most of the time. We seem to be constantly bombarded with heart-breaking, shocking, sometimes disgusting, and even ridiculous stories. Of course that’s a blanket statement, there are always exceptions. But I really cannot believe these photos of the current East Africa drought I stumbled across on Denverpost.com. Even though I know this is only 1 thing going on in a beautiful and broken world, the sadness is [...]

I am so thankful for God – who continues to give me such joy out of prayer and the study of His Word. I am praying He will continue to align me with opportunities to share Christ. I’ve been labeled as being disciplined. I guess that may be true, but from my perspective it’s simply desire. I want to know God more. I want to be as much as He will let me be. I [...]

Although it’s easy to make fun of “Hell”, I don’t think most people really want to go and visit. We all have an idea of what we think it is, or in some cases what it is not, but what do we really know? Looks like Francis Chan has a new book coming out to discuss the topic. By this video, it sounds like it’ll be interesting. What do you think?

I found the “I am Second” website a while back and thought the concept was awesome. I watched some of the stories and was inspired. Putting God first… Great idea right?! Anyway, today my wife sent me this one particular story and said – “you have to check this out”. Well, she was right. It’s an incredible story. It’s well worth the ten minutes, I promise! The video is called Whispering Danny. More about “I [...]

I was inspired by God again today. I watched a video which was basically the “story” of an old skateboarding legend. His name is Tony Alva. Mainly, I liked him for his unique style (and the cool designs of the skate decks). I didn’t know him though. As a kid, I only saw a tiny view of who he was in Thrasher magazine. Like most people I come into contact with, I had no idea [...]

Lately I feel like the Holy Spirit is the only thing that loosens the soil beneath my feet. He the main ingredient in helping the seed Christ planted in me, grow. In fact, the Holy Spirit is the only Godly part of my body. Sure, I was made by God for God, but when I asked Jesus into my life, my so-called “reason for being” changed pretty dramatically. There’s NO WAY I can do anything [...]

Every night I read a devotional with my son, Wilder. Tonight’s was about “The Book of Life”. We talked about it and read a short passage in Revelations 21: 22-26 where it talks about Jesus (the Lamb) holding The Book of Life. The book contains the names for people of all nations who are going to be with Him forever. We talked about asking Jesus into our lives as a Savior. Wilder said he’d done [...]

Loved this short video clip my wife stumbled upon by Francis Chan.

One. One. One One. All ones. It’s kinda like starting over again. Here’s my short resolution list for 2011. – DO (don’t just “think” about doing, actually DO) – Always rely on God for direction. – Continue reading & studying the Word everyday. – Work in more regular scripture based family time so we can learn more TOGETHER. – Give more. – Love more. – Keep pushing further outside my comfort zone. My continual prayer [...]

Don’t you wish relationships were easy? Don’t you wish you could just sit back and things would take care of themselves? After all, who has time to work so hard at yet another relationship? I mean, you already have a husband or wife,  your kids, co-workers at the office…and the list goes on from there! Maintaining a social life can be draining! Think about it…without working at a specific relationship, you’ll soon find problems or distance. You’ll [...]

On this Thanksgiving, I am more grateful than ever. I’m humbled by what God has done in my life. Through His grace alone, I have been changed. It’s nothing I’ve done, but only what He’s done IN me. I’m thankful for a God who provides me with an opportunity to know Him more deeply. I’m thankful for a God who gives me the fruits of the Spirit and let’s them grow inside me. I’m thankful [...]

This is actually a “guest post” I was asked to write for the Buckhead Church blog. I figured I should repost here as well. Over the last few months, I’ve come to realize that serving is one of those things Jesus expects of us. It’s our duty as followers to give Him glory through our time, money and talents. That’s why I was really excited when Buckhead announced the howtoberich.org campaign. As Christ creates this servant’s heart [...]

C.S. Lewis said, “If you’re thinking of becoming a Christian, I warn you, you’re embarking on something which will take the whole of you.” This quote rings especially true for me lately. Despite not having posted in awhile, it’s certainly not because my faith has dimmed. It’s actually quite the opposite. Since my last post, I’ve finished reading and studying the book of Matthew, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, and Ecclesiastes (Solomon’s words blew me away!). Beyond that, I finished [...]

I’m still studying the book of Mathew. It’s pretty awesome to read so much straight from the mouth of Jesus. One of my favorite things is when He says -”I tell you the truth…”. I love it when He starts out a sentence saying that. The more I read through the book of Mathew, the more I can really picture Him saying this to His disciples. He’s basically looking at them straight in the eye [...]

Last week was tough. I failed pretty bad, even after all my talk of “giving it up” to God. But hey, I never said it’d be easy! I was coasting through a busy week, when “work” came up and kicked me in the butt. See, “work” decided he’d had enough of me not worrying about him. “Work” figured he’d find a way around the worry thing, and try to hit me with what I fear most…loss [...]