The other night my two kids were reciting their memory verses to Jen and me. There was a line that stuck out to me. “Do everything in love.” I have really been thinking about this. How do I do everything in love? I mean everything? I don’t love everything. I don’t want to love everything. … More Love Till It Hurts
Most people, if they were honest, want to be known. I know I do! I don’t know if I always want to be famous, but I want to be known for being somebody great. The problem is, most great men and women were not trying to be great. They were just trying to do something … More Let’s Make History
There is this book in the Bible called the Song of Songs. The book is a love letter. In the letter these two lovers speak to one another using some pretty descriptive adjectives to describe their love. At one point she says, “My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards … More En Gedi
I can’t believe it’s been a year. I don’t know if I ever told you how much you meant to me. I hope you knew. You were a rock, a man of conviction and purpose. And yet you were so gentle and humble. You took me into your family and treated me like one of … More A Father (in-law) Remembered
Lately I have been getting a little frustrated by the moron’s who decide to throw around their desire to see others suffer in statements such as, “this is what I pray for.” Just saw a post where a guy said that his ultimate prayer was for those “@#$holes” in OKC and the Thunder to lose … More Prayers of a Moron!
Little things really do make a difference in peoples life. And it is those little things that we sometimes skip over and miss out on. We are so worried about making sure the “big” things get done that we decide the “little” things can take a back seat. But think about his for a second. … More 1% of What You Do
I bet it was scary the first time a sailor lost sight of land. There is a beautiful fear in the depths of the ocean. The unknown. But something the early explorers understood was, if you want to reach the other side of the shore, you have to lose sight of this one. And it’s … More A Whole New World
We spent a lot of our time asking the question “Why?” “Why should I eat right?” “Why should I workout?” “Why should I care about…?” “Why should I change?” “Why should I take that risk?” You fill in the blank. But we ask the question “why” a lot. Sometimes “why” is a good question to … More Why Not?
True story, Jennifer and I were driving down the road and there were a few birds in our way. Now, most of you know I don’t care for birds. Hitting them was not going to put any guilt in my conscience. But the funniest thing happened. Instead of flying away as the car got closer, … More Why Run When You Can Fly
The word Ubuntu is an African ethic and humanist philosophy focusing on people’s allegiances and relation’s with each other. Simply translated, “I am what I am because of who we all are.” A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, … More Ubuntu
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