The Night Love Was Born
My friend Debbie Beck has a beautiful take on Christmas that reflects my own heart. I hope her enthusiasm encourages you as well: I love Christmas! Let me say it again in case you missed it… I LOVE Christmas! I love the Christmas story. I love Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus. I love the angels, [...]
Peace In Your Chaos
A lady in my church once told me, "Pastor Tod shouldn't get upset if he sees us fall asleep in church. Some of us live [...]
Put It On the Dung Heap
I hope the title caught your attention! It did mine. I was recently meditating on Philippians 3 where Paul talks about counting everything as loss [...]
Snip Snip
Let's talk about fruit. Can you imagine, if you were a fruit tree, what it must feel like to have your branches trimmed back or [...]
Living Victoriously
People pay big money to attend seminars on how to be successful. It's in the heart of every person to succeed (at something). It's our [...]
The Leaf and the Dreamer
With flashlight in hand, I carefully made my way down the uneven dirt path. As I walked, I prayed. I poured my heart out to [...]
The Amazing Honor of Two Men
You may or may not have heard this story before, but I want to look at two men who both did something honorable. Remember, righteousness [...]
Do the Math
Here's a quick lesson in reconciling: Most of you have some type of bank account, and every month you receive a statement from the bank [...]
Reclaiming Identity
In my humble opinion, I believe there's an attack on identity like never before. It may be more prominent in the United States, but I [...]
An Intentional Farmer
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network Funny story: my stepdad doesn’t like tomatoes but he planted 120 tomato plants this year. He’s [...]










