It is easy – even natural – to thank God for things that benefit you.  But when people and circumstances conspire to cause us pain it messes with the one thing that can sabotage all gratitude – our expectations.  Life is full of such moments.  There is the life that we thought we would live or […]

A man will pay a high price to win his prize.  If you had the money would you pay $3.1 million dollars for a 612 pound blue fin tuna?  Answer: “No!”  Well, the owner of the largest sushi chain in Japan did and he was overjoyed and grateful to possess it.  He was ALL IN for […]

It’s all perspective right? Or perhaps more accurately, it is a battle for perspective. When our circumstances appear to be aligning with our hope-filled expectations, the sky is bluer, the trees are greener, the birds are singing, and people are a blessing. What a wonderful world right? But life can turn on a dime when […]

Celebrating big victories has a half-life, the party eventually must end. Similarly, being safe from danger doesn’t mean you are doing good as a person. No one may be chasing you but you still have to fight the war within your own heart. This has been the story of God’s people throughout Scripture and, not […]

Celebrating big victories has a half-life, the party eventually must end. Similarly, being safe from danger doesn’t mean you are doing good as a person. No one may be chasing you but you still have to fight the war within your own heart. This has been the story of God’s people throughout Scripture and, not […]

Most of us have seen a good “cliff-hanger” movie. The formula is predictable: the clock is ticking, imminent danger is coming, there are limited or no options, a dramatic intervention, and then a mix of relief and celebration wash over you with a good catharsis. The unspoken conclusion? THAT was a close one! History is […]

Most of us have seen a good “cliff-hanger” movie. The formula is predictable: the clock is ticking, imminent danger is coming, there are limited or no options, a dramatic intervention, and then a mix of relief and celebration wash over you with a good catharsis. The unspoken conclusion? THAT was a close one! History is […]

Every person ever created knows there’s more than just this life and desires that MORE! You see it in every culture across the globe. What you also see is that instead of relating to, following, worshipping, and giving our lives to the one true original Creator, we settle for forgeries and fakes – gods that […]

Every person ever created knows there’s more than just this life and desires that MORE! You see it in every culture across the globe. What you also see is that instead of relating to, following, worshipping, and giving our lives to the one true original Creator, we settle for forgeries and fakes – gods that […]

We all believe our opinions are right, that is until we’re proven wrong. But can we gain wisdom before falling on our faces? Is pain our only teacher? What about the current generation? The men who have gone before us and have so much to offer us? If we’re the generation whose role it is […]