Today I’m coming off a week long vacation and I feel great. While a trip to Disney World with three young boys isn’t really a restful break it was still a break and we created some unforgettable memories. Sometimes, simply changing up the routine a little bit can really breathe new life into us. I [...]

I recently heard something from John Ortberg that I can’t get out of my head. He said, speaking of our culture…. “It has never been easier to obtain the scriptures and never harder to absorb.” We live in a day of unprecedented opportunities to stimulate our minds. We have blogs, television, podcasts and 24-hour news. [...]

CTC is where we take a snippet from Sunday’s message and turn it into a conversation. Most of you know that I would much rather sit down one on one over a cup of coffee and have a discussion than to stand up on stage and just deliver a message. So here’s what I want [...]

I read an interesting article this morning about how insurance companies calculate an individual’s worth in order to determine whether to cover a new medical procedure. Apparently, the international standard most private and government-run health insurance plans use puts your value at $50,000. The article argues that this figure is outdated and the new figure [...]

I had the opportunity to be a part of a couple of weddings this weekend. As usual, 1 Corinthians 13 was one of the selected scriptures. Derek and Bonnie asked me to read it in the Message translation and I loved it. I have read it a few times since then and it gave me [...]

I recently heard something from John Ortberg that I can’t get out of my head. He said, speaking of our culture…. “It has never been easier to obtain the scriptures and never harder to absorb.” We live in a day of unprecedented opportunities to stimulate our minds. We have blogs, television, and 24-hour news. We [...]