One of my least favorite words in the entire English language is the word deserve. When people use it around me, they use it fundamentally differently than other similar words like earned. To deserve something often seems to imply a moral obligation that you get it. Earning something implies that you did something and are now […]
Proverbs 16:9 says a man plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps. For us, this means two things: We should be planning (knowing of course that God is going to change things anyway) We should be moving. (When we say God directs steps, it assumes that we are stepping.) So by all means, plan […]
Stumbled across this gif the other day. Perhaps it’s not accurate for you, but it’s sure accurate everyday for me. And it’s OK to say I have no idea what I’m doing, but I’m also going to do everything I can to make it work.
When I was in undergrad, our school had a pet program they affectionately called World Changers. The idea was a great one. After all, if we can train people to change the world, why wouldn’t we? But there were some fundamental questions that we always failed to address adequately. First, what does it mean to […]
This blog has been quiet for a while. It’s not that I didn’t want to write, it’s more that I really didn’t know what to say. I’ve just needed some time to process through all the things that have happened over the past few months. For those of your interested, here are some of the […]
The other night I went out to a local bar with some friends. It’s a small place here in town that offers country swing, two-step, and line dancing just about every weekend. The parking lot is full of 4×4 trucks and the clientele largely wear cowboy hats, boots, and flannel. Imagine a music video for […]
I tend not to write much about relationships. Perhaps it’s because I don’t feel like I’m qualified. Maybe it’s because I don’t feel like I have much to say that’s worthwhile. But today I do feel the need to address a topic that’s been on my heart lately. What I will attempt to do is […]