Funny thing about when you're young. You never think you will get old... but of course, you do. Getting older comes with many side effects. You slowly start losing more people around you in one way or another. You start feeling pains you’ve never felt before. But if you look

When I was young, I would sit glued to the TV watching the Olympics. Of all the events, one stood out to me most as being unique... the relay race. It wasn’t about one person, alone, carrying all the weight. It was about handing the baton off and trusting your teammate to

In my life, I’ve had many lessons in what happens when moderation is ignored. I haved chased too much, wanted too much, and took too much. It took me a very long time to realize that excess, in almost anything, eventually empties you out in every way. In my wiser years, I’ve

Not everyone likes to donate blood. Some don’t like needles, some worry about safety, some just can’t handle the thought of it. Everyone has their reasons... and that’s okay. But when you do give blood, you’re doing something sacred. It’s life flowing out of you so another

I had friends in my life. Some stayed, most left. I had a love I thought would never die… and yet, it did. I had a career I thought I’d be happy doing forever… but life had other plans. Life shows us that our today can change tomorrow. People and things will come and go.

Do you remember the game whirlpool we would play while swimming in the pool? We would all start circling the pool in the same direction. First by walking, then jogging, and eventually running as the water’s current began to build momentum. The more force moving in the same

I was listening to a football coach being interviewed about his team. He said, “We’ve seen how good they respond to adversity… but now the question is, how will they handle success?” That statement made me think about God and our spirituality. It’s human nature to sprint

When you’ve been betrayed in love, it’s natural to guard your heart so tightly that you never want to feel that pain again. But the wall you build to protect yourself can slowly become your own prison. You start seeing fakeness where there’s sincerity, hidden motives where

When I was a kid, there wasn’t any bottled water. We’d be out playing, and when we got thirsty, we just ran to the nearest yard, turned on the spigot, stuck our heads under, and drank. Somewhere along the way, marketing convinced us that paying for sculpted plastic bottles with

Some days feel longer than others. The smallest seed of distraction has the power to tug at your emotions and thoughts in a way that sends you off course and sets your mood to gloomy before you even fully realize why. You sit inside yourself and overthink, turning small

20 years ago, you were probably walking around worried about something. I’m sure you don’t even know what it is now, but back then I’m sure it felt significant. If you could go back now and whisper to your “20 years ago” self, what would you say? I know what God would say...

Today is World Animal Day. I sense that animals are closer to God than humans are. You can just feel it. They don’t have the vocabulary we possess, but they carry the innocence, the unconditional love, the lack of ego, and the purity of soul we strive for… and many of us never

The holiest people aren’t the ones posing. They’re the ones kneeling... because they know they can’t stand without Him. If everything was perfect, what would God need to restore? If we never felt failure, how would we know the power of victory? Evil’s greatest trick is to

Being in love is beautiful. But as we all know, sometimes it’s sunny and sometimes it rains. In love, you get to see the very best in someone... all their strengths, their kindness, their beauty, their heart. But you also get to see their flaws, weaknesses, insecurities, and

We all walk through life carrying imperfections. Some are scars Some are weaknesses Some are mistakes Some are shortcomings God is aware of every crack and blemish in our souls... and He still chooses to pour His Spirit into us. Your flaws do not exclude you from accomplishing

Do not waste a second questioning God's plans for you. The same hands that shaped the universe are shaping your life, and your best interest is His intention. God's will comes from a place of love and protection. He will never give you burdens meant to overcome you. Every step

Life can be so full of madness with polarizing opinions, division, deceptions, and brutality pulling at your peace from every direction. But if you belong to God, you’ll recognize His voice in the middle of it all, and all that other “stuff” that consumes so many loses its grip

For those of us going through hardship: Do not think that you are the least among us. You are the ones God is closest to. For most of us, tears on our knees is where salvation began. If you are hurting, you are not far from God... you are right next to Him. We pray for

Everyone has heard of “going number one” or “going number two.” But have you ever heard of “going number three”? That’s when you flush out all the darkness, the mistakes, the guilt, the sins, the shame, the regrets… everything you’ve stored up inside of you for your whole