i'm a husband, a father of two, church planter, musician, lover, fighter, romantic, writer, storyteller, arrogant, coward, one messed up Christ-follower!
So why do people say they are doing “40 days of lent”? It just means 40 days of 40. Seems kind of redundant. Anyways, I decided to participate in lent this year. I wanted to give up something hard for me and I wanted to spend more time with God instead. So I gave something … More 40 Days of 40
So a recent post from the New Zealand Herald got me thinking. A Christian group on Auckland University campus are inviting people to “egg a Christian.” The catch is they have to listen to the easter story of Jesus and his resurrection. When I first heard this, I applauded their creativity. But the more I … More Gimmicks, Eggs & Broken Noses
Below is a blog by Carlos Whittaker. Carlos is one of my favorite writers. You can read more of his stuff at Ragamuffin Soul. Providence: God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny People have agendas. God has providence. You have a choice today. You can live off of the agenda of man… … More Man’s Agenda vs. God’s Providence
As we approach this coming Easter Sunday, I got to thinking about where the events of Jesus death and resurrection took place. We often think of graveyards as a place that is scary or forbidden. And yet they are very beautiful places when you stop and think about it. Cemeteries are places that we have … More Party In A Graveyard
When I am down my family picks me up. My family show me glimpses of God everyday. I was lost without them and didn’t even know it. In them I have been found. With them I am happy. Where do you find joy?
Who doesn’t love the movie “Ground Hog’s Day”? Who doesn’t love the movie “Ground Hog’s Day?” Have you ever had one of those things in your life you just can’t stop? You know it’s not good for you. You know you shouldn’t be doing it. But you just can’t stop. I struggle on a daily … More Ground Hog Sin
Frodo: I can’t do this, Sam. Sam: I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the … More Lesson From Frodo & Sam
Most of us like to live in reality. I say most because some people prefer to live in la la land. But whose reality is right? Most of the time when we speak of reality, we are speaking of perceptions. For instance, if you have a bad experience at a restaurant and I have a … More Perception > Reality
This past weekend my family and I participated in our 3rd Relay for Life charity event. For those who don’t know, Relay for Life raises money for cancer research. You walk in shifts for 18 hours straight. The weather wasn’t great. It rained hard and long. It was wetter than that time you woke up … More Tired Feet & Muddy Jeans
Confession #366 – I did Zumba…and I liked it! I’m sitting on the night shift of Relay For Life (which I will talk about another day) and I am trying to figure out what just happened. All I know is I was talking to a friend and next thing I know I was doing Zumba. … More Dance Till You Drop
Justin Cherry 