Do you know someone who is really suffering? Most of us can only say "yes" to that question. It may even be YOU who is suffering. So many people in my life come to mind including my friend who is battling cancer with such tenacity and bravery. The cancer and the treatments are causing him immense physical pain and he’s lost almost 50 pounds – weight he didn’t have to ...
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Ok, I’ll admit it…I am officially obsessed with the movie, “The Greatest Showman.” The movie was phenomenal and also family friendly – which is (sadly) a rarity these days. I also LOVE the soundtrack for the movie…every single song. And it was while I was listening to one of those songs the other day, that God hit me with a spiritual lesson. The song is called “Never Enough,” and it’s sung ...
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“Yep, it was probably a satanist!” That’s what I thought and said to myself when I saw the slashed sidewall of our back tire on our Honda Accord. It had been slashed while parked in the apartment parking lot where we lived in north San Diego county. The year was 1989. Donna, my wife, and our soon-to-be-born first son, Caleb, and I had packed everything we owned to move to this small ...
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Any parent will tell you, the days go by slow and the years go by fast! The daily grind and ‘stuff of life’ can make the busy days seem like they will never end! Every day it’s a frenzy of homework, ballgames, getting dinner on the table, get everyone to bed and then repeat it all again tomorrow! The busy pace can make it seem like time is standing still. But then ...
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I love home shows where a design expert will take something broken, out of style, ready for the trash bin and repurpose it into something wonderful for the room! Isn’t that what Jesus does for us? Seriously, we are all broken in some way - physically, emotionally, spiritually. But if you have any doubt that Jesus is the ultimate design expert, just look at the people He hand-picked to be His ...
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If you're like me, you can tend to believe that it's impossible for you personally to change the world. I mean, I've never written a book. Heck, I've never even written a song. I haven't started a charitable foundation. Wait, I haven't even set up a GoFundMe account for someone! BUT, I'm wrong. We CAN change the world. It starts with one small act of love. Love changes everything. You can ...
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John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.” New Living Translation The word ‘surrender’ makes us uncomfortable and it is probably not the first word that comes to mind at Christmas! We associate surrender with loss, quitting or throwing in the towel. No one wants to put their hands up in the air, wave the ...
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What’s your family’s favorite Christmas Tradition? That’s a question I always ask in artist interviews around this time of year. Mark Hall, of Casting Crowns, gave me one that is absolutely theft worthy. When his children were younger, he started the Christmas Tradition of hiding pieces of their Nativity Set. The family would then search for the pieces like an Easter Egg Hunt! Here’s where it gets really creative: whatever piece you find, you ...
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My dog, Oakley, would play tug-o-war and fetch 24 hours a day, 7 days a week if we played along with her. She especially loves the tug-o-war part. The moment we come and sit down in the living room…there she is with her favorite toy, ready to play. And as soon as you take ahold of the end that she offers you – it’s on! She will twist, pull, tug, ...
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"I'll wait with you at the hospital." "I want to see your performance." "I'll come hang out with you." There's magic in those three statements, don't you think? The gift of your presence is a treasure, especially in a world that values independence, and where we know more people via social media than face-to-face. One of my favorite themes at Christmastime is the fact that Jesus was called, Emmanuel, which means, "God with us." ...
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