How do you destroy a relationship? Step One: Make Assumptions. Just yesterday I received an email from an old friend who was upset with me. I’m not really at liberty to talk details, but it turned out to all be one BIG misunderstanding. In fact, he had made a series of assumptions which turned out [...]

I’ll admit that at times I have a hard time trusting certain people. I generally develop my feelings of distrust after someone has done something intentionally or unintentionally that makes me question their character. And let’s be honest, if you’re in any kind of relationship with someone long enough from time to time they’re going [...]

There have been people throughout the course of my life that I’ve said… “I  don’t know what it is, but I just don’t like them.” If I were really honest it would probably be because they got ahead of me in some area of life and that ugly green monster is rearing its head in [...]

We’ve been in this series at Cross Point entitled Baggage. We’ve been talking about the emotional baggage we all carry from relationship to relationship. This baggage keeps us from loving in the way we’ve been called and created to love. Yesterday we talked about the baggage of betrayal and abandonment. We all have a trust-meter. [...]

I’ve got to be honest and say, I’ve had a hard time watching the Olympics. It’s painful for me. I can’t stand the pressure these athletes are under. I fear so many of them are under unrealistic expectations. While I’ve heard several similar stories, I just read THIS ARTICLE which illustrates my point. The article [...]

I could really use your help. I have a deadline later this week for a fall message series I’m writing for Cross Point. It’s a relationship series based on John 17:20-21 where Jesus said, 20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their [...]