Hope Blog

Set Free - Stay Free. This is the new tagline for life. I’m not going to stop talking about the tension of life and faith, but this 4 word message has been on my heart this year and better represents ...

If we were to simply judge the most common spiritual gift that exists in the western church, some might say it’s the spiritual gift of Criticism. However, I’ve searched the scriptures. Criticism is ac...

No matter who you are (male, female, student, retired), you are always looking for what's NEXT. 

Remember going to your kid's recital and looking over the program… just to see what was NEXT. If you’v...

Last year, I had the unique opportunity to attend a nonprofit version of Story Brand by Donald Miller.  About once a year or so, he invites churches and nonprofits to take his business course on the p...

Everyone knows this. It’s one of the first things most productivity experts will tell you. Get that thing that you don’t enjoy out of the way in the first half of your day. Doing 5 small things that g...

If you’ve spent any time in my house over the past 3 months you’ve noticed one thing above all others. We watch the Disney movie “Moana” at least once a day! That’s because (for some reason) my 2-year...

“Out of Context” is a series dedicated to verses of scripture, often used in today’s conversations, that have little to do with the context by which it was written. Context | (1) the circumstances tha...

“Out of Context” is a series dedicated to verses of scripture, often used in today’s conversations, that have little to do with the context by which it was written. Context | (1) the circumstances tha...

I don’t normally read the satire blog “Babylonbee,” but I do love some of the stuff they put out and my friends share on Facebook. “After 12 Years of Quarterly Church Attendance, Parents are Shocked ...

I’m sitting in my local Panera with my headphones on trying to get some work done, and between my chosen background music (the Piano Guys), I hear the sound of a BOSS having a meeting. He’s been talki...

I wish this title were actually click bait… but it’s true. There are many who have walked away from God, and after talking with them or hearing their stories - I don’t blame them, I would have walked ...

I’m not necessarily in this place personally, but I’m just around the corner with my 12 /2 year old and my 10 year old following right behind.

I’m speaking to the tension that exists between our fami...