For those who have been following my personal health journey over these past months, I wanted to give a big update. In the closing months...

God is Goodness itself , and there is a greatness  to your unique voice in Him!  One of my favorite verses is Colossians 1:27, which...

Confession time.  I have a consuming passion for Jesus, a deep love for people, an insatiable burning for God’s Kingdom to be established...

There has perhaps been no bigger buzzword in Christian culture over the last decade than the term “deconstruction.” It has been both...

The legal name on my birth certificate reads “Charles,”  but it isn’t a name  ever  used by anyone who knows me. Phone solicitors and...

Over the course of the past month, we have joined the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Philippians, seeking to renew our minds and...

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 Do you remember the phrase, “Sticks and stones may...

“You will live like who you believe you are.” There is an ancient trick in advertising called “the power of suggestion.” And whether you...

** I am HONORED to feature a guest blog from my very dear friend, Kaitland Taflinger! I have walked with Kaitland for over 20 years now,...

“Thoughts create landscapes and words build worlds.” You and I will live like who we believe we are, and we will act on what we...

There’s this crazy story at the end of 1 Kings, where God tells Elijah to name his successor in a guy named Elisha. The nearly identical...

** I am HONORED to feature a guest blog from my spiritual sister, Erin Arruda! There just aren't words for how deeply Erin, her husband...

Yesterday was Father’s Day. I am grateful for a culture that stops to recognize and celebrate men of honor. In the age of Homer Simpson...

** I am HONORED to feature a guest blog from my very dear friend, Kaitland Taflinger! I have walked with Kaitland for over 20 years now,...

I’m going to do something today that I don’t usually do. The following glimpse into my soul wasn’t written to be shared on any public...

Every day, a million voices are vying for our attention and our affection; for our hearts and our hope…and the loudest voice wins. Since...

Every day, a million voices are vying for our attention and our affection; for our hearts and our hope…and the loudest voice wins. Since...

** I am HONORED to feature a guest blog from my very dear friend and one of my co-pastors at my home church, Brenda Balogh! Jill and I...

Yesterday, my family and I sat to play a new board game as my oldest, Bradley, pulled a card with this challenge: “Say the alphabet...

Yesterday, I found myself in the midst of a miracle that moves me to my core. I stood in an arena alongside 5,000 brothers and sisters...