Once upon a time I signed a book deal and wrote a manuscript and sent it off to my publisher. Writing over 60,000 words should feel like a lot of …
here’s to all the flukes and the impostors out thereRead More
where is the love we need most of all
I logged onto Facebook today and I can’t decide what to be most upset about— what’s happening in the world or what’s happening in our social …
what god expects from you
Raise your hand if your life feels crazy. This how many times I want to raise my hand for that one: On Saturday, our family had four baseball …
dear jesus, please don’t make me internet famous
We laid there in bed, hand in hand, staring up into darkness, at the ceiling we could not see. The silence of the house perched itself on our …
writing beyond your platform week 2: writing as a part of the spiritual life
This is the second video in the Writing Beyond Your Platform series. For the first video click HERE. In this session, we explore the idea of …
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why i’m over building a platform
I’ve been blogging for seven years now. Most of the people who were blogging when I started have either surpassed me in fame and platform numbers, or …
how to really succeed in life
Each one of these people of faith died not yet having in hand what was promised, but still believing. How did they do it? They saw it way off in the …
the bittersweet road home
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So …
waiting, salvation, and the beauty of blooming late in life
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. …
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how to find your place in all the confusion
Last Thursday, I rearranged the whole downstairs of my house because there were feelings and thoughts piled up in my head. All those feelings and …
my book proposal: a tale of success and failure (part 1)
I am feeling the sting of failure today and I need to ask you a question.What do success and failure mean to you? Listen, I don't want any …
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re: all the things and the Sunday I preached in church
“For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all …
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