Redefine Your Perfect Self
Growing up, I got it in my head that anything less than perfect was terrible. No one told me this; and it wasn't something demanded or even expected in our home. It was something I formed an opinion about on my own and made perfection my goal. The problem was [...]
Holy Moments: From Solitude to the Stage
For all the mere moments we have before an audience, it is all the time alone with God that can add any substance to our [...]
From Obligation to Liberation
Have you ever recognized a peculiar behavior in yourself and thought, "Where did that even come from?" I recently had a moment like that. I [...]
The Language of God
I live in a community where a minimum of at least three languages are spoken fluently, and regularly. So on any given day, you might [...]
Agitating Passions & Moral Conflicts
Agitating passions. Moral conflicts. I don’t know why these two phrases jumped off the page to me, other than they perfectly described what I was [...]
Am I Cheating on God?
This is a question I’ve asked myself before. When life has extra projects going on, it can be a game-changer. But if you’ll pause and [...]
What’s the Point?
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | Have you ever had the thought, “What’s the point?” “What am I doing here?” “Is [...]
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 [...]
