Fearless

“You will only go where your fear allows you to go.” Well, isn’t that just a crippling statement? We like to think of ourselves as limitless. In our day to day lives we think, “I will say that hard truth that needs to be said. This time, I know I’m going to do it.”

Serving Up Some Love

This past week was very stressful for a good friend of mine, who we’ll call Bob. Bob became homeless, despite working tirelessly day and night.  Unfortunately for Bob, he spent almost half of his life in prison, which means that few people want to hire him, and few people want him living in their apartment complexes.

Longboarding, Vince Lombardi, and a Confessional

Growing up, I had this plaque that had Vince Lombardi’s quote saying “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.” I remember receiving that gift and really being hit hard by it.

Tortoise

I’m sure it’s a story that we’ve all heard.  The hare is known for bragging about his lightning speed.  The hare then challenges the tortoise to a race, and after getting ahead by a large margin the hare decides to take a quick nap.  The hare obviously forget to set an alarm and sleeps long […]

When Everything Is Awful

No matter how many good days you have, how many wonderful friends are in your life, how great your relationship with God is going, how perfect your job is, there will be days when it feels as if everything is crashing in around you and you just don’t want this particular life.

Love or Ego

I want you to take a second and ask yourself: Are my actions of love inspired by Christ? Sometimes we are motivated to do actions of love and sacrifice because we want others to perceive us as someone who is selfless and sacrificial. Sometimes our actions, even ones seen as good, can come from a selfish […]

Ça Va Aller (It Will Be Fine)

From June to November 2013 I lived in Burkina Faso, a small West African country nestled between Mali, Niger, Ivory Coast, and Ghana. It’s a very tiny country, the size of Colorado. It’s landlocked and as a result of that, very poor. It’s considered to be the third poorest country in the world, and the […]