The year is 2010, and my mom begins telling me that playing golf would be a valuable investment for the future. High school athletics mandated that you chose two sports to play, so begrudgingly, I opted for golf. I remember learning some of the basics, and playing a tournament at Randolph Air Force Base. I […]

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -Carl Sandberg When I was a kid, my grandparents would help me and my little brother pull of a lemonade […]

I’m a really good driver, but I miss turns (especially if I’m talking). I know how to balance looking right ahead for what is immediately coming in conjunction with gazing a little bit further ahead to assess potential dangers or hazards that I’m approaching. I’m also a big advocate for keeping a trailer hitch on […]

Ever felt lost? I’m not trying to pull off some pithy spiritual innuendo here – I’m asking if you have ever literally been lost? I certainly have. In late 2019 I had just landed on a return flight home from Seattle, WA. I was in a hurry when departing a few days prior, and consequently […]

You are courageous. It was 2015 and there was some sort of sport playing happening, I had a new group of friends that I’d be serving with that summer and my only experience prior to this moment in creating friendships was banter. Now, good banter that’s not at the expense of another person is one […]

I’d presume that you’ve experienced that brief moment of panic when searching for your cell phone, only to realize it is either in your hand or you are looking at it (don’t act like you haven’t done that). That frenzied state pushes us into an accelerated decision-making framework, and often we act irrationally. God’s Word […]

God is kind. He’s kind enough to lovingly discipline, to gift good things, and to rebuke and admonish when necessary; He is kind. I recently got back to the states from a two-week trip to Israel. This was my second trip to the Holy Land, and the rich history of the land is such a […]

  Mount Nebo. The place where God led Moses to die. The place with a magnificent view of the Promised Land (I’ve been there and seen it; it’s spectacular). The place where Moses’ many years of faithful service and ministry are met by a view of this land that God used Moses to lead His […]