i'm a husband, a father of two, church planter, musician, lover, fighter, romantic, writer, storyteller, arrogant, coward, one messed up Christ-follower!
I love people and I love serving people. But I have a hard time seeing the needs of others unless that need is right in front of me. You see if someone was to walk up to me and say, “hey I need a ride downtown” or “I need someone to help me talk my … More Peripheral Compassion
We are all a part of a family. Some families are crazier than others, some are more “Brady Bunch” than others. Families come in all different shapes, sizes, personality types. But the thing that makes a family is our willingness to be in the lives of each other. To dive deep into a relationship with … More A Different Family
There is this interesting story in the Bible about a man named Daniel. Daniel is captive and works for the King of the Medes (long story), named Darius. Long story short, a law is passed that no person should be found praying to anyone or anything other than the king or they will be killed. … More Open Windows
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Compassion Fatigue is sometimes defined as: “a condition resulting from being so busy serving people you begin to grow weary and become numb to the pain of those you’re serving.” For anyone who works with people, which is pretty much everyone, compassion fatigue can happen easily and unexpected. Can I be honest for a minute … More Compassion Fatigue
Pretty soon she will be all grown up. She has no idea what affect she will have on people. She has no idea what affect she has on me. I wonder how she will use her beauty? I wonder how she will use her influence? Will I have taught her enough? Will I have shown … More The Age of Innocence
I don’t remember all the details of my wedding day. But not for the reasons you might think. My memory has faded out some details because I was so focused on not messing or not fainting. I don’t get nervous about many things, but to be completely honest I was freaking out. Then she started … More New Life & Freaking Out
So we have seen how Jesus took on the Empire of Rome and how he took on his own people. Now I want to give you a look into how Jesus took on me. I’m going to go ahead and ruin the end for you…he won! I had a pretty ordinary life growing up. I … More Spiritual Vertigo: Jesus vs. Me
“Daddy, Gavin pooped his pants!” “Where is it at?” “I didn’t poop my pants, I pooped on the skateboard; there it is! Sorry!” I couldn’t believe it! I mean a big ole’ plop of poop right there on his skateboard in a tightly formed ball. His clothes were still on! How did he do that?!? … More Skateboards, Poop & A Handful of Patience
Now in the midst of Jesus revolutionary message about a new kind of kingdom, he also brings a message to his own people. The people of God, the people of Israel, the Jews. If Jesus’ political message was about a kingdom that will rule forever, then his message to the Jews was about a kingdom … More Spiritual Vertigo: Jesus vs. Jew
Justin Cherry 