You have made my days a mere handbreadth;  the span of my years is as nothing before you.  Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.  Psalm 39:5 I was excited this morning after I crept out of bed, trying not to wake anyone, as I grabbed some clothes I...

Last week as I was getting ready to go for a run, I realized that my running shoes were in my wife vehicle.  So I put on a different pair of shoes.  Any runner knows not all shoes are created equal.  I ran less than normal and slower than normal but hurt way more.  I...

There's a song we've been singing in church called Way Maker. The whole song is great, but I've been especially grabbed by the bridge: Even if I don't see that you're working, you never stop, you never stop working. Its pretty powerful to hear the 600+ worshipers in...

Judges 6:12 New International Version (NIV) 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you,mighty warrior.” The Angel of the Lord calls out to Gideon that he is a mighty warrior. This is how God sees him. Yet, in verse 12, Gideon's...

I am encouraging every man to purchase the book, The Last Arrow by Erwin Raphael McManus. It encourages the reader to save nothing for the next life.

  What was the best you were ever treated?  Maybe you get special treatment by your family once a year when it is your birthday, or perhaps you stayed at a nice resort where it is everyone’s job to make sure you are well fed and happy.  Have you ever been treated...

In late Sept of this year, I went to visit a church plant (Sozo Church) in San Francisco.  It was incredible!  The church is about one year old.  Before they gathered at 6 am to transform a middle school into a gathering of the church, they prayed.  When I say they...