“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 …

Anxious.  Restless.  Can’t sleep.
I was sitting here tonight with a restless heart.  Don’t know why.  I feel like I need to sleep, but I just didn’t feel ready to put a lid on the journey called today.
So I’ve been sitting… thinking a little.
I downloaded Andrew Peterson’s new single (Purchase Here on iTunes)
After AP’s song finished Andy Gullahorn was next in my iTunes line-up.
These lyrics grabbed that restlessness and tackled it to the ground:
I know I just display my foolish pride
When I try to be an island to myself
You must be …

“The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field which someone has found; he hides it again, goes off happy, sells everything he owns and buys the field.” (Matthew 13:44)

This is taken from Brennen’s book, Abba’s Child, pages 116-118 read more by clicking title…

They came in to find a full meal and an embracing community of Christ followers. As I mentioned, Manju invited us to her house to do our meal and have our worship time. Well, last night a dozen and a half people enjoyed a full meal that was a mix of American food and Americanized Indian food and had a great time singing and sharing and praying…

Tonight as I was leaving work, I hopped in my car and enthusiastically turned the ignition switch, excited to get home and tuck the kids in for the night. The motor churned slowly, but not fast enough to fire the engine before bogging down to a low chug and finally the dreaded click-click-click of a dead battery. I knew Julie wouldn’t be able to get the kids out and come help, so I sat and thought. Who could get here the most quickly and who would I disturb the least

Autumn…
Fall has always been my favorite time of year.
I wonder if everyone loves their birthday month as much as I.  Do you?
October is mine.  It’s always been a month of promise for me.   A new year… an opportunity to put the last behind… hope for the next.  That’s always been the story of my October until the last couple years.
The past two Octobers have been ones of brokeness.  More in line with the natural autumn and it’s death leading into winter.
This weekend I am preparing my heart for a visit …

I’ll never forget the circumstances surrounding this picture.  Julie and I were on our 10th anniversary cruise a couple weeks ago.  I’m not a fan of beaches and sand.  When I vacation, I love to see the people and places.  Julie likes to sit on a beach and “veg out.”  Normally this works because I’ll go shoot pictures or see the town while she hangs out in the sand.
Well, a man in his right mind does not leave his lady alone on a beach in the middle of Mexican jungles.  …

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

My heart cries out to be so overwhelmed with His love that I am all but involved with my own life. Work happens, life happens and pretty soon I have lost the heart cry by noon and replaced it with my ever- growing task sheet… click title to read more

So there I sat in the reclining posture as an unsuspecting patient, awaiting the praises of my diligent dental efforts or the shameful realization of my neglect. Having fallen into the first category for the great majority of my life, I was the proud owner of only one cavity. I expected as usual a clean bill of health…