The Blessing of Kind Words
I attended a networking event hosted by a magazine where I offer my services. The event was for all of the magazine advertisers. It was a great way for me to meet other business owners that also love ...
Faith
If Someone Told You it Would be Easy, They Lied to You
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 direction. At one point I met up with some other ...
The Goodness of God is Everywhere.
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 ...
I Just Want To Quit
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...
Searching for Something More
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...
“Puff Graham”
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...
I saw the most beautiful bird
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...
You Need To Get Away
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 Voice Will Have Critics
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...
It’s Obvious Where You Spend Your Time
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...