A Mending Shift

a bird sings, not because if has an answer to give, but because it has a song to sing … this is my song

Why I Am So Proud of My Wife, My Bride

| September 22, 2008

ShareI am so proud of my bride, Jennifer. It seems that the longer I am married to her the more I fall in love with her. As a mom and wife, the everyday burdens she carries are many. With this last year of lower than normal finances, that internal burden has increased. But through it, [...]

Courage by Example

| September 9, 2008

Share Following Jesus is a lot like taking my son to a waterslide park.  You might be like my son. He is terrified of big roller coasters and intense looking rides. Of course he is only 7-years-old, but more than his age, his personal make-up plays a lot into it his natural lack of courage. [...]

Where the Power Lies

| July 3, 2008

Share The power does not lie in the formula; the power lies in following. When I look back at and see those people, churches, and ideas that really had the power and energy of God behind them, I see a common thread: a person or group of people were following Jesus’ lead within their specific [...]

Leave ‘em Be, Don’t Yank the Weeds!

| June 13, 2008

Share I was looking in my backyard today and noticed all the weeds that have been popping up. I sighed at the thought of going out there and uprooting them. What a pain. Seeing all those weeds got me thinking about Jesus’ words where he taught us not to pull up the “weeds”, but to [...]

Leave ‘em Be, Don’t Yank the Weeds!

| June 13, 2008

Share I was looking in my backyard today and noticed all the weeds that have been popping up. I sighed at the thought of going out there and uprooting them. What a pain. Seeing all those weeds got me thinking about Jesus’ words where he taught us not to pull up the “weeds”, but to [...]

Our Story—Chapter 10

| May 5, 2008

Share Jen and I have been married for 10 years, this June. So when I was asked to synchroblog about keeping it real and the latest chapter of our story, I thought I’d do just that. So here is chapter 10 of our ongoing story: Our last anniversary was spent camping on the banks of [...]

God, Where Are You Cultivating?

| April 30, 2008

Share Instead of asking God to cultivate something, may I see, hear and be in-tune to what God is already cultivating around me. May I have the courage to trust and join God’s cultivation regardless how unknown, mysterious, distant or “in-the-dark” it may presently seem. May I strive less to do for the sake of [...]

Painting Egypt—The Reason Behind All This Time and Sand

| April 28, 2008

ShareThis is a shout out to my good buddy Dave who reminded me of this song today. My wife and I used to listen to it all the time but it has sat idle in the “non-played” cellar of my iPod. So I cranked it up again today on my way home from work and [...]

A Great Time to be Alive!

| April 15, 2008

Share You have been telling people that this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things that need to be considered: Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in right relation? Where is your [...]

Daddy’s Gifts and Promise of Provision

| April 4, 2008

Share Jen and I have been married for 10 years this June. As we look back over our decade together a few themes have surfaced. One is that our life has been anything but predictable or stale, but rather fun and adventurous with a mix of fear-of -the-unknown. Another theme that has arisen is that [...]

Letting Go

| March 24, 2008

Share Lately, God has been teaching me to trust him and I find that it is a lesson I resist—sometimes with a vengeance. I want to be in control. I want things done in my timing. I do not want to let go, because letting go means, well, letting go and I want to hold [...]

One Line #8

| February 27, 2008

Share   Trust comes when we accept his love and acknowledge we’re powerless.

The Story of Red and How He Changed Our Lives (Part 1)

| November 7, 2007

Share This, much like life, will be an ongoing story written as it is lived out. It is a very true and personal story. Because of this, I am going to process and write it in small chunks. This is the first of many posts to come about Red… _______________________________________________________________________ Red is the name of [...]