The other night I went to see a highly-accomplished speaker, Sander Flaum. In fact, I don’t know if I had ever been in the presence of anyone who had accomplished so many things. After graduating from Ohio State and receiving his MBA degree, he spent a few years in the military. He then went on … Continue reading Strive for love

“The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:17-18) I am in an interesting season of life right now. For the first time since I can really remember, I don’t have … Continue reading Lord, bring me pain

  “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these … Continue reading This is God’s Story

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my … Continue reading Life is Precious

"Often, we endure trials seeking God's deliverance from them. Suffering is painful for us to endure or to see those we love endure. While our instinct is to flee trials, remember that even in the midst of suffering, God's will is being done." –Paul Chappell Soon after becoming a Christian, I was listening to a … Continue reading We are comforted to comfort others

The lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing. –Psalm 23:1 The other week I found myself in this beloved psalm with a heavy and uneasy heart.  It’s something I turn to because I know it’s comforting and it has calmed me before.  However, I have not turned to it enough times to always remember what it … Continue reading Thank you for the lonely times

“Once I got the gold, it didn’t matter…I felt like the damage was done. I had given 200 percent that day in competition and laid it out on the floor, but I felt I had failed the world. I felt like since the world saw me as being nothing else, then if I failed at … Continue reading Unshakable Identity

“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13-14) In a clip from 2009 on 60 minutes, Tom Brady was interviewed about his success … Continue reading Living Water

"We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope." -Tim Keller So what can we do? Nothing. Because of our sins and our sinful nature, we have no hope of changing the … Continue reading The Good News

So, I think we would all agree that God is pretty awesome.  Even if you don’t believe in God yet, if all of the things I have mentioned were true, I think you would agree that he is indeed awesome. Not only is God awesome, but God wanted this world to be awesome.  The Bible … Continue reading Our World Today