Who Else Feels like a Barren Olive Tree?
Life has many prosperous seasons. And there are down seasons – no harvest – as my buddy, Scott Sprunger might say. In such times, people might cling to a desperate hope and remembrances of those more abundant times. They might be marked with regret as they spy upon...
We Are Not Rocks. We Are Not Islands.
When I wrote the poem, That Rock, I was drawing upon the two verses that appear below. They both offer a great foundation (pun intended) for how to live in continual recognition that I am nothing without the mercies and grace of God. And a man shall be . . . as the...
How Flowers Inspire Pathways Out of Darkness
Sitting at home this morning with my kids on a snowy morning as I await the burning off of yet another two-hour delay, I am longing for warmer weather and the wonderful things that the season of spring brings. I am reminded of a lesson from 1 Peter 2:9… Show...
#Praylist: Get Back Up by Toby Mac
Ever have one of those seasons of life where you are downtrodden and feel like you’ve found a one-way ride to desperation city? Who hasn’t? It feels like everything sucks and all hope is lost. So much time and emotional energy is spent focusing on the...
Truth Will Set You Free
GUEST POST: As a child, I wasn’t living a typical life. Rejection, mistreatment, emotional and physical pain were all parts of my every day. I was the innocent and vulnerable scapegoat who was taunted and bullied. Unloved and rejected by my own parents, my heart...
Dear Santa, My Wish for 2015 is…
Dear Santa – I’ll admit. I am not always the best version of me. There are moments from the last year that I will honestly tell you I am ashamed of the way I behaved. I allowed my humanness to take over and let emotions control the words that came out of my...
Will Your Obituary Tell of Pursuing Greater Desires?
His father was a munitions developer of the 1830’s and Alfred joined him in the business at an early age. At the time, explosives were highly unstable because it was literally black gun powder ignited by a fuse. By the time he was an adult, he was fluent in five...
Sheila E. Drums Up the Greater Desires of Life’s Call
Sheila E was born Sheila Escovedo, the daughter of Latin percussionist Peter Escovedo. She’s a world-class drummer/percussionist and Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter. She’s a musician, actress, mentor, and philanthropist. She’s collaborated with some of the...
Greater Desires: Kylie Bisutti Goes from Fashion Model to Role Model
Imagine applying for your dream job along with ten-thousand other applicants and the going through a very public interview process and then actually getting the gig at age 19, only to give it up. Inconceivable! Am I right? I mean, honestly, could you do it? Give up...