Recently I received an E-Mail from my Dad that contained an audio file titled "Vera Whittaker on the radio." Vera was my maternal Grandmother. She passed away almost 30 years ago, and I remember her a...  Read More

"Caution, Caution, Caution" screamed my GPS this week as I was doing 80 mph on the 70mph limited I-75. My GPS has a helpful and annoying feature of letting you know when you are going faster than you ...  Read More

Have you seen the movie Secretariat? It is about a thoroughbred racehorse that in 1973 won the Triple Crown – the first time a horse had won all three races in 25 years.Throughout the story, Secretari...  Read More

As I was leaving the training center this past Friday, I found myself following a burned-out car sitting on top of a tow truck (see picture). No doubt the car was on its way to the wrecker’s yard. I h...  Read More

Everyone doubts! It is an essential ingredient to mature faith. Some of the greatest heroes in our Christian faith have experienced times of doubt. As he hung upon the cross, even Jesus asked God why ...  Read More

Recently, I have been studying some of Paul’s insights into what Kingdom ministry looks like, specifically.Delving in 1st Corinthians 9, Paul talks about what it means to serve Jesus with the level of...  Read More

When it comes to pace, forward motion, and getting things done promptly generally, the Church finds itself on the slow end of the spectrum. So many good ideas never take off because “we’ll get to that...  Read More

In preparation for some talks that I am putting together, I recently scanned the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), looking for stories that transformed "what is" (The reality of life) into "wha...  Read More

This short story is taken from Seth Godin’s excellent and sharp book, “Poke the Box.” He writes:“My dog wears one of those invisible fence collars. There’s a wire around our small yard, and if she get...  Read More

Recently, I have been studying some of Paul’s insights into what Kingdom ministry looks like, specifically.I was delving into 1st Corinthians 9, where Paul talks about what it means to serve Jesus wit...  Read More

I remember seeing "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," based on the book of the same title by F Scott Fitzgerald. This surreal yet excellent movie stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, telling the sto...  Read More

According to this wonderful thing called the Interweb, did you know that www.match.com can boast the following statistics?· 56 million first emails sent per year· 132 million winks sent per year· 12 c...  Read More