Spiritual pilgrimage

In one hour I’m heading to the airport.  In one hour I’ll begin a monstrous 24 hours of travel to the Middle East.  In one hour I will begin a pilgrimage that is designed to draw me and the 20 brothers who will be traveling with me closer to Jesus. About...

Good for my soul

This past Saturday morning, my family joined about 30 others from our GoCommunity leadership training group in serving at Altercare of Noble’s Pond.  So I confess . . . at 9:30 I said to Julie, “This is about the last thing I want to do.”  I still...

Bright Eyes

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison was once asked why she had become a great writer . . .  Was it the books she had read?  Her discipline in writing?  She laughed and said, “Oh, no, that is not why I am a great writer.  I am a great writer because when I...

WEIRD: Because Normal Isn’t Working

I have to admit, the title of Craig Groeschel’s new book–WEIRD: Because Normal Isn’t Working, caught my attention. And I’m glad it did.  If you’re wanting to recalibrate your life to better follow Jesus . . . this one is worth reading....

Lesson 3: Follow The Leader

Life lessons for those who want to climb high . . . Follow the leader. Our final summit bids on both Kilimanjaro and Cotopaxi were begun near midnight.  At night the temperatures are at their lowest which keeps the volcanic skree (climbing through skree is like...