Five years ago I was taught when people reach nursing home status they typically ask three basic questions: Did I live? Did I love? Did I matter? These three questions have bounced in my head on and off since I first heard them, and I can confidently say yes to all three because I’ve been blessed … [Read more...]
Jerk or Hero?
I recently watched a movie based on the true story of Eric Liddell called On Wings of Eagles. He’s such an inspirational figure there are six different movies made about him beginning in 1981 with Chariots of Fire. Yes, that’s the same movie that gave us the iconic music “Chariots of Fire.” In … [Read more...]
Careers & Finding Fulfillment in Life
A few years ago I saw David Copperfield perform in Las Vegas. It was really exciting because I had watched many of his specials growing up and I was now going to see him perform live. It was like a dream... I never had... but it could’ve been; I just never considered it as an option as a kid. … [Read more...]
A Letter for my Daughter when She Turns 16 (15 years from now)
Please Note: For my daughter's first birthday my wife "asked" me to write a letter we can give her when she turns sixteen. Hopefully this is a letter I can hand to her directly and not my wife's way of preparing to find a way to get my life insurance. My life has rarely made sense, especially … [Read more...]
Happy Easter
Today I won't be posting a normal blog because I'm too busy celebrating the most important day in history; the day death was defeated, and we were set free because Jesus rose from the grave. Like many others, I tend to take the idea of Jesus dying on the cross for granted because I've heard the … [Read more...]
I Saw Something Incredibly Beautiful (A Post Leading into Easter)
The other day I had Youtube playing in the background and it selected this song for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwgWbIOt0ko. I highly recommend checking it out, especially starting at the 2:29min mark because the joy of the band and audience amazed me. Even if I was part of a different … [Read more...]
Let People Suffer (This isn’t as mean as it sounds)
When I was a youth pastor I ran a mission trip to Los Angeles (I knew how to pick places to serve). It was through www.csm.org, which is a wonderful organization. We spent a week serving in soup kitchens and food banks, and afterwards we celebrated by going to Disneyland (I definitely knew how to … [Read more...]
Women are the dominant gender in the Bible Pt3
In the Disney cartoon Aladdin, Princess Jasmine yells, “I am not a prize to be won!” And no, I didn’t have to fact check that line because I memorized the movie when I was kid. What I don’t get about this line is how is being a “prize” a bad thing? You have men trying to prove they’re good enough … [Read more...]
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