So yesterday, our family went hiking at a State Park that is just east of Cincinnati. It was a lot of fun. We barely made it off the trail before it got to be pitch black dark out – did I mention that between both families, we had 5 kids with us?! It was a blast. […]
4 Valuable Lessons That Will Make You Compassionately Aware
We live in a fast-paced, distraction-abounding world. This makes it hard to be compassionately aware of our surroundings. We coast through our days, worried about simply getting by that we fail at seeing. We fail at being sensitive to what people are going through. But all is not lost. We can experience something different. Recently I, […]
Are You a Christian Muslim?
[callout]The following is an excerpt from a book I am writing. If you enjoy it, sign up for the email list and be notified when the book is finished and ready to be published. I’ll even give you a free 28-day devotional for doing so![/callout] As odd as it sounds, this world is full of […]
An Unlikely Bible Verse For Marriage
Do a Google search of a Bible verse for marriage. You won’t find this verse listed. And yet it could be the most important one of all. At least that’s what I’m finding as I continue to strive and struggle to be the husband my wife needs me to be. I’m to love her like […]
5 Words I Will Never Say Again
Words matter. Those close to me know this, for I remind them a lot. Words shape the culture of an organization. Words shape your outlook of the future and your perspective of the present. Words can cut to the heart and they can cut the heart. Words show our children what we value. Words show […]
Tapping Out to Glory
If you’re a fan of Mixed Martial Arts, you get the idea of tapping out. If you’re not, let me explain. If you were in the ring with someone battling it out, you may try a submission move. It’s called a submission move because the hope is that the other person will submit to you by […]