I know what to do, but I don’t do it. I know what not to do, but I do it anyway. I know God is real, but sometimes I doubt. Time to reboot. The proof… Read More »Help My Unbelief (Keep Your Eyes to the Skies)
Suppose there was an app that could track how often your thoughts turned to God. What would that percentage look like? No guilt. We’re all trying to improve that ratio. However many times you’ve had… Read More »Thinking? (Or not?)
Sure you do. Sure, you’re crazy busy. The days can get long. The pressure can pile on. Take a minute. Surely you’ve got a minute. Ask God to help you, speak to you, whatever you… Read More »Got a Minute?
Consumed by problems? Where are you looking? If you’re looking at the problem, your faith will reflect it. If you pause, regroup, and put your eyes on your creator who loves you, you get a… Read More »Look! Your Faith is Showing!
Simeon and Anna. A picture of long faithful lives rewarded. Read about them in Luke chapter 2. They waited. Their blessing came. They recognized Jesus immediately. Many didn’t. Many still don’t. It’s about showing up… Read More »You Got This
There’s plenty of noise. Sometimes you need to speak up. But more often than not you will probably do well to be quiet. There are plenty of talkers. Not many listeners. You are a rare… Read More »Be Still.
We’ve all been one. If your child did something bad, you wouldn’t want him to run away. You’d want him to come to you! It’s what God wants, too. No matter what you’ve done, or… Read More »The Prodigal.
If you let your head run away with thoughts of worry, anxiety, or fear, it’s a dangerous hole. It’s hard to emerge from those depths. Just stop. Now. Talk to God. Then talk to someone.… Read More »Wait. Let Me Overthink This. (Or “It’s fine. Really.”)
You’re playing a song, and your bass drum pedal breaks. The remainder of the song suffers as you try to muddle through without your most important drum. But it’s just a song. Hopefully you can… Read More »Is Everything Really Fine? (A drummer’s P.O.V.)
“Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach. I feel it in the air, summer’s out of reach.” The popular 1984 Don Henley song tells of the end of a season and the end… Read More »Transitions