I generally consider myself a good person. I do my best to make the right decisions and do the right thing. I try to be nice to others and help out when I can…
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What does prayer sound like?
I invite you to think about that for a minute—it’s not exactly a normal question. Normally when we reflect on prayer, the questions become: what is prayer? Or how do we pray?
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It’s February, which means for a lot of us it’s about that time of year when all of our New Year's resolutions are abandoned and forgotten. We stopped going to the gym weeks ago…
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How do you define perfection? Think about that for a minute.
Merriam-Webster defines the state of being ‘perfect’ in three different ways: freedom from fault or defect, maturity, and the quality or state of being saintly…
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So I started a business in 2019. I did the thing.
This past March I left my nice, secure full-time ministry position at an amazing church to follow this crazy calling God placed in my heart to start an independent church media ministry.
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What are you thankful for?
That’s a question many of us are likely to hear in the next few days as we gather together to celebrate thanksgiving..
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We are all called to be ministers—inside the local church, and outside its walls. What that ministry looks like is unique to each of us. Our ministry is determined by our God given gifts and talents as well as the places where we spend our time…
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On January 12, 2007 on a Washington D.C. subway platform, something amazing and beautiful happened. Over the course of about 45 minutes, the famous concert violinist Joshua Bell performed several classical masterpieces for everyone present. Thousands of people had the opportunity to enjoy a free concert that normally…
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The beautiful thing about figurative language is how it can capture a person’s imagination, and how it can serve as an invitation to a different way of understanding something particularly abstract through the use of symbolism. Figurative language is also the only way to describe the indescribable.
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How do you see the world?
There is a well-known Indian fable called “The Blind Men and the Elephant.” In this story, six different blind men each encounter an elephant, and being blind, they try to identify the elephant through touch.
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What is Christian worship?
You may try to answer that question with how you worship. “I worship by singing with a praise band and lifting my arms high in the air.” “I worship by singing from a hymnal with an organ and choir.” I worship by…
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In September of 2016, NBC released a new TV series that would become one of the most watched and loved series on television. It was called “This Is Us.” Maybe you’ve heard of it?
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In my last semester of the MDiv program at Campbell University Divinity School, I read a book called The Sacred Journey, an autobiography/memoir written by Frederick Buechner. It is the story of Buechner’s life and journey of faith, meant to inspire the reader …
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Stories have always been important to me.
When I watch television or movies, I am drawn to epic adventures like Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings,” George Lucas’ “Star Wars,” and HBO’s series “Game of Thrones.” When I read, I am captivated by those same tales…
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