Jesus Is _______.

Does what others think about you matter? I don't mean to you of course. I am asking if it has an impact on the person who is thinking about you. Does what they think about you bear any weight on their relationship with you? How they behave around you with others? How they act toward you when you are alone? What they trust you with in their presence and in the absence of their presence? I would say the answer is ABSOLUTELY YES.

Daily Washing

I enjoy a bath. I'm not really a manly man as it were. Oh, I'm a big guy, but not very manly. I'm as teddy bear as they get and I like it that way. So it should not be a surprise that I enjoy a bath - full on with scented bubbles and a candle lit.  Yup. It's all good. I don't get to take a bath everyday. Most of the time I shower. But there's just something about a bath that renews me. After a good bath, well, I'm a different man.

Love Lavished

I was reading in 1 John the other day and was apprehended by a verse that I have continued to think about  over and over again. And every time I do, I find this beautiful refocusing... a re-centering of God in my life. I see the beauty in His extravagant love that was poured out for us and on us... and it just leads me to worship Him. I've done nothing to deserve His love. It isn't just His love that has me drawn in to this verse. It was the purpose of it.

Freedom!!!

For the past three years, my family and I have vacationed on the beach in St. Augustine, Florida. While there, I have had the most profound conversations with my children. From playing the game of "Ask me anything you want" to family history and eventually turning to spiritual truths.

This year was the same and the result was exciting for me as a father and spiritual guide. The following is a conversation with one of my 11 year olds.

Off the Grid

It's been far too long since my last visit to this blog... some of you may have even clicked unsubscribe to my feed. My apologies. I could tell you that I've been too busy, but that is just an excuse. The truth is, I have much to say and hopefully, I will be able to visit more often to voice those things.

No Sin Allowed...

I'm finding it hard to figure out how to even begin writing today. My heart has been prodding me to release a few thoughts that have been rolling around in my head regarding the Christian community at large. I'm worried that you won't hear it for what it is and will read far more into it for what it is not. But I'm going to try to be clear by eliminating what these thoughts are not about first.

Marriage On The Rocks

Bartender, I'll take a marriage... on the rocks... served extra cold please.