The Forest for the Trees…

When You Can’t See The Forest For The Trees… Transparently, “Documenting the Journey” today… It is what it is… I just got off the phone with my dad.  I’ve been kind of struggling with some things lately as it pertains to successes and perceived failures.  As the story...

People, Prayer and Provision

It was tough that first year of marriage.  Lisa and I were married for 6 months and then moved away from our families in Detroit to pursue ministry in Nashville.  We packed all of our stuff into a small U-haul and my dilapidated little Plymouth horizon (that first and...

Make Your Treasure What God Treasures…

I couldn’t have written this chapter 3 years ago because I didn’t really understand what I am about to convey… I had a head knowledge but not a heart knowledge.   I spent 11 years of marriage trying to NOT have a baby. My dad told me, “Son, you need to have a...

Redefined Reality

Redefined Reality…   I’m convinced that the battle that goes on between our ears is often our fiercest and most debilitating! Stress, anger, jealousy, fear, anxiety, depression, loneliness, sadness, rage…etc. Almost ALWAYS, these feelings are amplified in our...

Remaining Postured for Blessing

Remaining Postured for Blessing…   There is a phrase that I use frequently when I write that I would like to elaborate on today.  It is, “Remain postured for blessing”.   I’m sure there are some who have taken that at face value within the context it was...