The Truth About Having Kids

The Truth About Having Kids

You will eat unbelievable amounts of half eaten food. Reminiscent of what you internally picture homelessness to be like, your high ideas of yourself will come crashing down as you find yourself regularly eating leftover food like a man in a back alley. Your kids seem...
“I am going to kill myself tonight.”

“I am going to kill myself tonight.”

I got an email last week indicating to me that the person was going to take their own life, then wanted me to pray them back to life. Um, no. We don’t swing like that. I reached out to this woman numerous times and tried to get her on the phone so I could talk...
“It Was God.”

“It Was God.”

I love God stories. Here is one that recently rocked me. My friend Raleigh was travelling for business. He had a break from work and went over to a Guitar Center where he was looking at guitars. Another man was in the store and they quickly struck up a conversation...
The Widow’s Raising

The Widow’s Raising

Recently a dear friend of mine enlightened me to an incredible reality pertaining to the story in Luke 7:13 when Jesus raised the widow’s only son from the dead. The scriptures describe the young man being carried in a coffin or a bier and being followed by a...
Can God Kill You?

Can God Kill You?

Just as it is true that understanding that God doesn’t give sickness to His kids is key to moving in greater faith and success with healing, one thing that we must grasp in order to move forward in resurrection power is understanding that God does not kill His...
What Steph Curry Taught Me

What Steph Curry Taught Me

For awhile I have been someone that catches flack. At first this surprised and confused me, especially because it only started happening when I found my rhythm and purpose in life. After some time I settled into the flack simply being part of my role and came to peace...
God Did Not Let You Down

God Did Not Let You Down

Many times when God brings His light upon a passage in the Bible, the things we were taught fall away and all that is a left is a God that is good, beautiful, and in this case, faithful. I know this is long but I’m telling you…this is worth your time. I...
Does God Allow Evil?

Does God Allow Evil?

Sometimes I get asked why or if God allows evil. People quote to me from the book of Job, getting more hung up on the belief that God “allowed evil” than the overall point of the book; it was the enemy who stole, killed, and destroyed and it was God that restored to...
Jesus VS. Religion

Jesus VS. Religion

Around eight years ago, God sent me down a path of discovering the difference between Jesus and religion. I learned that the two are worlds apart. I grew up in religion, but grace and love were what changed my heart and consequently, my life. I would share with people...
The Key to Changing Behavior

The Key to Changing Behavior

If you are looking for the most efficient, effective way to change behavior, then fear is probably the weapon of choice. But if you are looking to change behavior outside of the use of fear, then you have to be prepared for failure after failure. You have to be ready...