Category: faith + life

Is God holding out on you?

“Is God holding out on me…?” I have found myself asking that question… more than once in the last few years. Have you been there yourself? Doubted? Questioned? Waited? For far too long… For...

riding on 4-wheelers in dreams

I had a dream the other night. I was riding a 4-wheeler… like this one I grew up riding as a kid. (I know. This photo is ridiculous. Sorry not sorry.) So in my...

Victoria Osteen’s “heresy”

I was shocked to see this video.  I could not believe someone in such a position of “power and authority” over a church could be saying something so blasphemous. Some have called it “heresy.”...

are you headed for a crash?

Picture this: you’re on a ship. You’re caught in a violent storm. You haven’t seen sunlight in days. You have thrown your cargo overboard. You have given up all hope of being saved. Then...

the pain of a heartbreak.

“Woke up this morning, and I heard the news. I know the pain of a heartbreak.” – Ben Rector, When a Heart Breaks Heartbreak. The first thing you probably think of when you hear...

stand still, look pretty

Isn’t this what this world tells us: “Just go with the flow. Blend in. Don’t take a stand.” “Stand still, look pretty.” Especially here in LA, there is a mentality of “let’s all coexist, be...

light of the world

I think back to what the earth must have been like, before we took over. I think back to Adam & Eve, the first to walk this earth – ground untouched, air unpolluted, sin...

look up

When I visit my family’s ranch in Texas, I find myself walking around the property, soaking in the beauty, the stillness, the quiet… not only looking all around me – as far as my eyes...

how can a loving God condemn so many to hell?

It’s a question asked by believers and non-believers alike: “How can a loving God condemn so many to hell?” In my life and experience, it’s been a common theme especially when a Christian shares...

ordinary status.

I’m sure you’ve heard someone say it. I’m sure you’ve said it yourself. I know I have… That list of excuses for why you can’t do X, Y, or Z. “I’m too old, too...