On a recent 20-mile mountain bike ride on the local trails near my home, I realized something. It’s not supposed to be easy.
A few months back I had ridden the same loop but in the opposite direc...
I’m continuing to read the book Resilient by John Eldredge and I just finished the chapter about all of us longing for “Eden”, for a restoration of all things that are good.
He points out that we all long for a return of what was good ...
Sometimes, I just want to quit.
Throw in the towel.
Walk away from the burden of leading.
And hide under a rock.
Where no one can find me.
No more questions.
No more “gotta minutes?”
No more decisions to make.
Have y...
The post pandemic world is filled with a search for something more.
We all feel it.
We sense it.
We long for it.
But we don’t know what “it” is.
One of the agents at my real estate company described her desire for a...
In 1949, Willam Randolph Hearst, sent a telegraph to all his newspaper editors to “Puff Graham” a little known preacher who was hosting the Los Angeles Crusade. The newspapers began to run articles about Billy Graham and the crusade and ove...
Remember the awe and wonder you experienced the first time you went to the zoo and saw an exotic animal? Perhaps it was the tiger, giraffe, elephant, or rhino! I remember those moments.
When I was up in the mountains at Family Camp at Forest...
I’m sitting on the back deck of my cabin at Forest Home in Forest Falls, CA. We are here for a week to spend time with family, make new friends, and most importantly, reconnect with God.
We are all so busy and we don’t take time to rea...
Your enemies seek to silence you. When you are silenced, you are rendered ineffective and they win.
What you say matters.
How you say it matters.
THAT you say it, matters the most.
I learned a hard truth a long time ago.
A man wi...
Zig Ziglar has made a huge impact on me and my life. He has inspired and encouraged me to live a more fruitful and productive life. I went to see him at a conference with his wife and I have been learning to implement his strategies in my life ...
You may be trying to hide it because you don’t want anyone to know but it’s obvious to others even if you try to hide it. Everyone can tell where you spend your time and who you spend it with.
I was golfing with a group of friends and ea...