Tonight I was responding to an email from someone that I've never met. As I answered the questions from the sender, I was struck by how much I prefer face-to-face communication. I would take a coffee chat over a phone call or email anyday. Emails can be a necessary and even … [Read more...] about Email communication
Encouragement. Guidance. Accountability
Waves
Waves of loneliness crash over meEach one threatens to pull me underCan I keep my head upOr will I succumb to the waves?Loneliness is like a weightPulling me down, pulling me underIt takes great strength to fightStrength to take the next stepI lift up my eyes to the hills—where … [Read more...] about Waves
I need you to be a man
My brother: I need you to do me a huge favor, but I think you'll like it....I need you to be a man.Me: ummmm....what?!Yep, that's how my brother asked me to be a groomsman in his wedding, by telling me to be a man. Hahaha....how I love him! … [Read more...] about I need you to be a man
1 Corinthians 13: a paraphrase
If I talk a lot about God and the Bible and the Church, but I fail to ask about your needs and then help you, I'm simply making a lot of empty religious noise. If I graduate from theological seminary and know all the answers to questions you'll never even think of asking, and if … [Read more...] about 1 Corinthians 13: a paraphrase
Carry Me To The Cross
This song by Kutless came on the radio this morning while I was getting ready for work and it brought tears to my eyes as I lifted my hands and worshipped El Roi - the God Who Sees.When the path is dauntingAnd every step exhaustingI'm not aloneI'm not alone, no, noI feel you draw … [Read more...] about Carry Me To The Cross
