The Friend vs. The Judge
I spent years afraid of disappointing God. Then one day I realized I never feared disappointing Jesus.
From my life lately
What I’m Living and Learning Now
These are experiences I’m still working through. A morning of questions, a memory that opened into something deeper, and the things I’m beginning to see in Jesus.
What can loving my family teach me about the Father?
I’m Still Growing Up With My Children
I’m still growing with my children and grandchildren, learning about my mother, our Father, and the hope I carry for the generations to come.
Read the reflectionWhat do I do when I’m disappointed in myself?
Seeking Purpose
I was down and upset with myself this morning. Jesus walked me through it. I’m feeling much better, and I’m still working through it.
Read the reflectionWhy do I still want someone to see and understand me?
See Me, Know Me
Showing my mother a new car led me into something much deeper: the need we all share to be seen, heard, and loved.
Read the reflectionHow can I find peace while life is still stressful?
The World Inside Us
Each of us carries a world of memories, feelings, fears, and hopes. I’m still learning how life with Jesus changes the place I live from inside.
Read the reflectionHow do I let what I believe become part of the way I live?
I Need to Live It
“I don’t need to shout it out. I need to live it.” A thought about letting the life Jesus put in me become visible in an ordinary day.
Read the reflectionCan the way I see my past change?
The Pain Did Not Change. I Did.
The same memories can look different as a person grows. I’m beginning to see how grace has changed the man looking back.
Read the reflectionReflections
Thinking out loud
Short journal entries, honest thoughts, and moments of clarity captured in words.
Same Hours, Different Man
In my twenties I worked twelve-hour days running away from poverty. Today I work twelve-hour days running toward purpose.
He Wasn't Trying to Change Me
For years I thought Jesus was trying to change me. Now I think He was trying to show me who I already was.
On Being Honest With God
I've spent most of my life editing my prayers. Cleaning them up before I say them. Lately I've been trying something different.
#prayer#honesty#growth
What My Grandchildren Are Teaching Me
My grandchildren don't care about my resume. They just want me to get on the floor and play. There's a theology in that.
#grandchildren#simplicity#love
Grace at 3 AM
There's a particular kind of grace that only comes at 3 AM, when the house is quiet and your mind won't stop replaying your failures.
#grace#insomnia#presence
The Difference Between Religion and Relationship
Religion says do these things and God will love you. Relationship says God loves you, now let's figure out life together.
#religion#relationship#freedom
The Armor That Becomes a Cage
The armor you forge as a teenager often becomes the very cage that locks you in as an adult.
#Identity#Childhood#Personal Growth
The Inheritance I Didn't Mean to Leave
To this day, my kids carry the emotional echo and fear of the angry man I was back then. I would spend a lifetime learning to overcome that rage.
#Fatherhood#Parenting#Personal Growth#Redemption
The Decade of Silence
I have spent the last ten years living completely alone in absolute silence. It was a decade of profound solitude I didn't know I needed.
#Solitude#Faith#Personal Growth#Theology
Windshield University
Those empty highway miles became my classroom. I recognized echoes of profound spiritual truths in the motivational tapes — principles that harmonized with scripture I had carried since I was seventeen.
#Mindset#Personal Growth#Faith#Business
Running Toward
In my twenties I was driven by clawing, desperate fear. Today I work twelve hours a day not because I am running away from poverty, but because I am running toward a clear, beautiful purpose.
#Purpose#Redemption#Mindset#Faith