Life is a series of seasons - some good and some not so good. Every season is DIFFERENT and every season requires a different kind of and different amount of HUSTLE and EFFORT. The problem comes when we apply the right amount of effort, but to the wrong season and (thus) miss out on what that season has to offer. In today's entry I'll share a little about my change of seasons, my refocus of effort and encourage you to do the same. Check it out!

Have you ever felt inadequate? Like you couldn't do it? Would never make it? Would never measure up? In just my few days of being a father, I'm learning that it's the times when we feel most inadequate that have the greatest potential to deepen our trust in the Only One who is adequate. Check out more in today's entry!

Is your life filled with challenges and hard times? Is the road you're walking paved with crosses that you need to bear? Take heart today and know that no matter how dark and hard the road is, it's lit up by the Light of your Resurrected Savior who is leading you and guiding you towards resurrection and new life. Looking for some encouragement in the midst of the battle? Today's post is full of it!

God has chosen YOU because He planted something beautiful in you that He longs to call out, water, grow, and empower to be used for the advancement of purposes to redeem the world back to Himself. You have a huge role to play, check out more in today's entry and be encouraged!

Practice doesn't make perfect, but it most certainly does create habits in our lives - GOOD habits and BAD habits alike. Are you unhappy in your marriage? At your job? In your family? With your finances? With your health? Although there are special circumstances, I'm pretty convinced that if we change the habits that we practice in the places where we're most dissatisfied, we can shift that dissatisfied feeling to a more satisfied one. Check out more in today's entry!

Has it ever felt like the dreams you had when you were younger are out of reach? Does it feel like they've been covered with a giant reality check? Does it feel like they'll never happen, never come to fruition? Have you all but given up on the thing that you were once so excited for? Today's post will give you THREE reasons to keep going. Check it out!

Sometimes we live as if God's Word is filled with a bunch of DON'Ts - don't do this, don't do that, etc, etc, etc. But what if the Message of Jesus isn't so much about what NOT to do, but what TO DO? Is your spiritual life filled with more DON'Ts than DO's? And what would it look like for you to be more of a DO-er of God's Word and less of a DON'T-er? Check it out in today's entry!

I'm reading a book called "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau where he talks a lot about simple living and how sometimes the things we prioritize in life can distract us from the things that matter the most. Is there some GOOD thing in your life that you have your attention focused on that's distracting you from something GREAT? A little challenge in this weeks entry, check it out!

Early in 2016 my wife and I had a miscarriage, an experience that challenged my theology and rocked my world. In this week's entry I talk about some valuable lessons I learned about God, evil, and what to do when it feels like He's ignoring our prayers. Check it out and be encouraged!

Are you stuck in a dark time? Doesn't it feel like there's no way out? No end in sight? No way that it could ever get better? Today's entry is for you.