Let’s continue the series on THRIVE. I mentioned earlier that 2014 is going to be the year to thrive. I also suggested that I am not an expert on thriving. I soon realized that nobody really is an expert, so I gathered thoughts from several dozen of my friends. I hope one of these captures your …
What Sin City Taught Me About Honoring God
Less than 48 hours after celebrating the birth of Jesus with my kids, I left them at home and went to Sin City. I don’t regret it for a single moment, because I learned a lot about how to honor God with my life. It is never too late to have some fun There is a lie in the Christian world that says …
Pain in the ASS
I have been walking around for about the past month with a serious pain in my ass. Okay, it’s actually my lower back, with some sciatica pain shooting down my right leg, but it feels more fun to say it’s a pain in my ass. And it’s close anatomically anyway. I have learned something with this pain …
Did we overcome and shall we now thrive
On the very first day of the year, I made a declaration: I will not be overcome any circumstance, no matter how much it just plain sucks I was speaking of my seizures, and I made a promise to myself and to you that I would not be the victim of my condition any longer. Even if nothing changed in …
The Power of One
I spoke briefly last week about community. There is something amazing that happens when a group of people gathers together, digitally or otherwise, for a single purpose that is greater than them. There is release in knowing someone sees your warts but chooses you anyway But this pales in …
Saturday Musings — Rain Pour Down
For the past several weeks I have been writing Saturday Musings. I talk about pain and hummingbird and giants. If you want to read all of them, you can click here. But today, the topic is rain. It rained all day yesterday here in Phoenix, and started me thinking about rain. Rain is a …
Community Dudes and Early Risers
Community is a tough word to define, depending on context. The “community center” means the place designed for a geographic area. The “community of believers” generally speaks to geography in part, but also a similarity of beliefs. And then there is Community, the sitcom filled with pop culture …
Four Magic Words
As a family, we are experiencing the joy of having an autistic child beginning puberty and being overwhelmed by emotions. As a result, she is just peachy. By peachy I mean angry, confused, violent, sweet, giggly, and wild, sometimes all at the same time, and sometimes in rapid succession. I feel …
Saturday Musings – Pain Reveals Our Core
Sorry, no hummingbirds today. But you still have my musing, a thought that has been rumbling around in my head for a while but doesn’t fit into the normal story format of my blog. Instead of hummingbirds, today you get pain. Really? Pain? I can only share what I muse upon… Pain does …
Saturday Musings: The Burdens of Peace
Some days, peace can be hard to find. On the days and weeks where circumstances seem to not just come at us, but vehemently attack us. It almost seems absurd to seek after a peaceful heart in these seasons. And yet, this is when we most need peace. After all, Jesus called the weary to share yokes …
When A Train Stop Is More Than Just a Train Stop
My train stop on Halloween was more than a train stop. Maybe it could have been just a train stop under different circumstances. Perhaps it would have held far less meaning if my bus home wasn’t leaving right when I got off the train. I bet if my kids weren’t waiting at home for me to go …
Saturday Musings – Can Hummingbirds be Holy?
This is the first of a new series of posts, called Saturday Musings. In these posts, I am going to step aside from the typical focus of stories, hope, and strategies to keep going through impossible circumstances. Instead, these posts will be more along the lines of "Let's slow down, look around, …