i'm a husband, a father of two, church planter, musician, lover, fighter, romantic, writer, storyteller, arrogant, coward, one messed up Christ-follower!
I heard it once said that, “fear is the most valuable commodity in the world.” Think about it: turn on the T.V. And what do you see? People selling products? No, they are selling the fear of you having to live without their product. We have all kinds of fear. Fear of aging. Fear of … More The Power of Fear
I am currently in a season of trying to figure out those things that only I can do. I am looking for those areas where I am uniquely gifted to serve. This is important for many reasons, but one of the most important is to make sure I am spending my best energies in the … More Uniquely Me
I heard a surgeon say, “We don’t practice till we can do it right. We practice till we can’t do it wrong.” This got me thinking about our lives in Jesus, as disciples, as followers. So often we find Jesus and we strive to look like him, act like him and talk like him. Then, … More Till You Can’t Get It Wrong
Today’s post is from my wife, Jennifer. She brings a certain perspective of a wife, mother and woman on a foreign mission field and how it effects us all during the holidays: After 4 years living abroad and celebrating most of those holidays in NZ, it still doesn’t feel normal to have Thanksgiving in the … More Missionary Wife’s Perspective of Thanksgiving
Let me start by saying, I don’t know Ryan Woods. I have never met him and really know nothing about him other than what I learned the last few weeks of his life. But what I learned in those few weeks is enough to tell me a lot about who he is and his character. … More How Will You Live While Dying?
I’m sure most of you heard recently about the endangerment of Hostess Twinkies. We are in peril times my friends. The disappearance of Twinkies would probably be the last sign before a zombie apocalypse. Just saying! Upon hearing the news I felt like Tallahassee from Zombieland, where he searched the whole movie for one Twinkie. … More Twinkies, Jesus & The End of the World
So who dropped the ball? I remember people taking the time to explain to me the “gospel” of Jesus. I remember people spending quality time with me to make sure I saw what Jesus looked like and acted like. I remember people teaching me what is “required” to be a Christian. I remember people baptizing … More Who Is Discipling You?
When we disciple someone, as leaders, we worry a lot about getting people from A to B. But often we spend too much time worrying about “how” we get someone to their destination, rather than the destination itself. If the goal is to become like Jesus, what is more important: that we become like Jesus … More Destination vs. Transportation
restoration [ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən] n 1. the act of restoring or state of being restored, as to a former or original condition, place, etc. 2. the replacement or giving back of something lost, stolen, etc. 3. something restored, replaced, or reconstructed A couple of blogs ago I asked, could it be that there is more to this … More Restoration in Action
Another election has come & gone. One party is celebrating, another is mourning. One party will wake up & see the world as better. The other will wake up & see only doom. Who’s right? In the end the world will be as it always has been…Gods! Now all we can do is live in … More Obama vs. Romney
Justin Cherry 