“If you werent afraid of death, or failure, or if you weren’t afraid of rejection, if you were not afraid of humiliation, if you were not afraid of what other people thought about you, if you were not afraid of anything, what would you be doing? What would you do with your life?” – Erwin Mcmanus
This quote just screams out vulnerability and community to me. I know for myself there are times I am afraid to admit my fears or insecurities, but being able …

The concept of deception is so deadly because if we are deceived without experiencing the truth of God then we continue to build on top of whatever lie we have believed. Before we know it our whole world has been built on one small lie… click title to read more

To sit and write a blog entry or to comment on an entry can be an extremely vulnerable thing. It’s a window into who we are as a person and it brings the possibility of being exposed of our flesh and sin. I do know that true community can not exist without vulnerability, so it is necessary for us to be vulnerable with each other…

I lack trust.
There is no other way to put it.
If I take a step back and look at my life, I feel like I have built it on security and normalcy. The world is built on that. We are told to get a good job and a 401k. All of those things are good, but has God called us to them? Has Almighty God called me to those things?
I can’t judge other people and how they choose to live, but I can choose how I live.

When it comes to battle and war on this earth, Normandy was considered one of the greatest. The number of men who fought and died and the consequences if they didn’t succeed were astronomical. At the core of who we are as men, are courage, strength, and honor. Those beaches were a window into the heart of God. My heart was drawn to Normandy and it was essential for me to go and hear God there…