I was looking over a Xanga account I had a few years ago, as I was shutting it down and I came across an old post I thought was rather interesting. So, in the spirit of “Good Preachin’ Preacha!” I am going to republish here… enjoy 🙂 I heard a phrase recently that really stuck […]

I saw something really strange yesterday. On my way home from work, I noticed a woman on a bicycle stopped at a red light putting on make-up. We have all seen some lady in her car at a red light applying lipstick, but this blew me away. Talk about a multi-tasker! It got even better

So I heard recently about this strange vow that some people make with one another. They make a pact with each other that if they are not married by a certain age then they will get married to one another. Sounds crazy, right? Well, there actually are people out there that have made it work,

So I had this dream last night. I don’t know about you, but when I dream I don’t tend to remember many details. It had something to do with preparing a message for a church. I was “drawn” to a scripture about a man who shot an arrow before it was time. Now, you may

The smell of “grandma’s” house, the sight of a previously owned home, the voice of an old friend. These things can bring a person back to a place in the distant past and rip it open like a present (no pun intended). Now that “present of past” could be wanted such as the new iPhone

Fear is a strange thing. It can often motivate an otherwise rational person to things that could be considered, well …irrational. It can keep a person from experiencing things that are otherwise thrilling, eye opening or things that just make life a bit easier. Consider Joe. Joe got invited to a all expense paid trip

I want you to imagine for a moment a set of parents. Now these parents have an only child and because of this they are super protective. They are so protective that they refuse to have an oven in the house for fear of their child getting burned. This child will grow up never knowing

While I was working as manager of Homer’s Coffeehouse a few years back, one of my co-workers told me a story about her friend. Apparently, her friend was in a dating relationship and trying to stay pure despite her own temptations. She came to the conclusion that to intentionally go to a place where it

This week we opened up our new outreach campaign. Consider it the Good News of the Gospel. As followers of Jesus, we don’t want to be “salesmen/women” of our faith, but rather representatives of a loving God to this broken world. As we hand out business card sized flyers to others that say [ you

I have a sleep disorder. Not really, but it feels like it. Lately I haven’t been able to sleep well. I lay awake and toss and turn, heart pounding like I drank 5 cups of coffee before bed (sometimes guilty), and mind racing about everything I NEED to get done. Then, when it’s time to