I believe one of the biggest fears Christian parents have is that their children will not follow God as they grow older. The tension builds. How much should I talk about God? Not too much to where they would get annoyed, but not too little to where they are ignorant. There’s a balancing act that […]
(Infographic) Together is Better: The power of common purpose.
We were defeated. Disappointed. We just lost by 10 runs to a team in Auburn, Indiana. It was the summer between my Sophomore and Junior year of high school. Our summer league baseball team was made up of guys who had grown up playing with each other or against each other. We all joined together with one […]
The Bright Side of Pain and Suffering
We live in a world that resists pain and pursues pleasure. Is it possible, though, that pain and suffering lead to something greater? That there is a bright side of pain and suffering that we may not always see in the midst of our trial, but we always know is there in hindsight. Anyone who […]
The Secret to Not Making a Terrible Decision
Yes, no, no, yes. All day you are faced with making decision after decision. But how do you avoid making a terrible decision? What is likely is that you don’t have, necessarily, a problem with making good or even decent decisions during the day. The problem comes when you are done with your day of […]
The Struggle We All Have in Common
The demands of daily life are enough alone to push us away from the path the Lord desires. Think back to when we were little children, how large and impossible these demands were to overcome. To us, having to take a nap was the end of the world. Yet as we got older we realized […]
Kick New Year’s Resolutions to the Curb and Do This Instead
It’s about that time again: The time where gyms get new memberships, self-help book sales spike, and anything claiming to give you a better life gets purchased. It’s the time for New Year resolutions. Failure Maybe you are one of the many people who make New Year’s resolutions or maybe you are one of […]