Few things bring out the kid in me like snow days. I can remember as a kid setting my alarm for the middle of the night so I could wake up to look outside to see if it was snowing. I can remember sitting in front of the television watching the bottom of the screen [...]

I read the other day that love is the most commonly expressed emotion in the context of daily conversations. That makes sense to me. However, the second most expressed emotion in conversation caught me a bit by surprise. It was regret. I wish I had saved that money instead of buying that car. I wish [...]

I’ve been in a bit of a creative slump lately. Now, that’s not the end of the world… unless you write a weekly message, a daily blog post, a host of articles and you’re trying to put together a book proposal. In that case, it’s kind of miserable. But I’ve recently had a bit of [...]

Today I want to introduce you to one of the daily readers of my blog. He doesn’t necessarily fit the average demographic I’m after, but he’s one of our most loyal readers. He’s my Grandpa Wilson. Almost five weeks ago grandpa took a nasty fall while serving one of his neighbors and broke his hip. [...]

I’m so excited about a new series we’re launching Sunday entitled “More“. Do you know someone who’s tired of living a lie? Do you know someone who has settled for mediocrity in their career, marriage, or just life in general? Do you know someone whose plagued by regret? Then please, please, please invite them to [...]

I’m not the best at stopping to celebrate milestones. I’ve been known to forget a birthday or anniversary from time to time. And I’m often so focused on “what’s next” that I don’t pause long enough to celebrate what just happened. My friend, Mark Batterson, (his new book Soulprint: Discovering Your Divine Destiny releases in [...]

I watched this video the other day and I’ll admit that it brought me to tears. It’s so stinkin’ sweet. Isn’t this the response every parent is looking for on Christmas day? There’s a lot of character qualities I’m striving to help develop in my boys these days and right at the top of the [...]

I’ve passionately written about the impact of pornography before. I’ve talked about my own personal struggles. I think it continues to be a growing  issue in our culture today. Rarely a week goes by that I don’t hear about another couple whose marriage is blowing up in our church with pornography being a primary issue. [...]