Coming to Terms with an Imperfect Faith

by | Jun 30, 2016 | Faith

If there are two elements that have characterized my faith since I started seeking a deeper relationship with Jesus about four years ago, they would be doubt and cynicism. Is that an oxymoron, “doubtful faith”? In any case, I think it’s the truth. I feel gutted to...

Mommy Guilt

by | Jun 27, 2016 | General

The sun isn’t even up yet as a young mom gets ready to leave for work. Quietly she tiptoes into her children’s rooms to gently kiss them goodbye before she leaves for her double shift. She lingers for a moment, hoping for one to stir and open his eyes so she can see...

Decisions, Decisions!

by | Jun 27, 2016 | Leadership

Decision fatigue is a real thing. The trusty Wikipedia defines decision fatigue as, “the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual, after a long session of decision making. It is now understood as one of the causes of irrational trade-offs in decision...

Train Up a Child

by | Jun 23, 2016 | General

I have lived in my current home for almost 15 years. In that time, I have seen my neighbor boy grow from preschool, to the elementary school’s gifted program, to drug addiction and jail. I watched his parents take him to church, involve him in sports and Boy Scouts,...

A God You Can Trust

by | Jun 23, 2016 | Trends

I LOVE sci-fi movies, I love action movies, and I love superhero movies. But when I watch movies about “gods” and “demi-gods,” as awesome as some of the movies are, I can’t help but see how they fail in comparison in so many ways to our One, True God! Since we do have...