being willing to get in the dirt with them, to listen, to understand and to find that common ground, makes each person better, stronger and more healthy.
The Dirt Between Us
What It Is – The Transformation of Kidstuph
I remember the first time I heard it. I was about 5 or 6 years old… I might have been walking by myself, or riding on the back of my brother’s bike. Another kid, maybe a little older than me was walking toward me and, with all the swagger a little kid could muster, said …
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Thankfulness… Thanks, Full Nets
it’s hard when this day forces an attitude of thankfulness, when all you want to do is clean your nets and do a reboot. I think though that Jesus likes using situations like this to give the gift of full nets… to bring me, and us, back to Thankfulness.
Prove It, God…
More literally, Make me see your glory. I know it’s here, it’s around me, it’s in your promise, but right now, I need to see it. I need to know it’s real, not just because I believe it. If I am going to be present in this, I need you to be present in it too.
Never Forget… Always Remember
Ok, fire up the barbeque, get out the shorts and flip flops… it’s a holiday! After all, that’s what holidays are for, right? Right???…. Memorial Day… this is a day of remembrance for those who have died serving our country, protecting its freedoms, and allowing us to live the way we do. We take a day, …
The Power of a Cookie
I’m sitting in Starbucks, doing some work and planning and stuph, and have the privilege of having a father and his two sons sitting next to me. The boys are around 5 and 7, and are completely full of life – partially cuz they are hanging with their dad, but partially cuz of what he …
Driven By Anger…
Today I was on my way back home from running some errands, and as I got close to my turnoff, I needed to get in my left lane. I had accelerated enough to get in front of the left lane car, and safely moved to the left as I approached the traffic light. I was …