You know when you go to a salad bar, it’s stocked with all the options: from veggies, to fancy little salads, to an array of cheeses and...

It’s easy to hang your head when you’re tired. When we hang our heads, our eyes follow, and our gaze is downcast. It’s easy to stack up...

So many people in this world are searching. Searching for something to finally satisfy. This search comes from this deep hole we’re all...

We’re all travelers in this world... Those who live for the flesh carry a backpack. Those who live for the spirit carry their cross....

A couple months ago I had a medical procedure done, and it threw me for an unexpected loop. I was way more affected from the experience...

Let down your guard to natural rhythms. If you are up against all the waves of uncertainty, don’t resist. Don’t try to unpack and...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” What was your response to this question when you were little? Let’s just say 4 years old. I...

While in training to be a certified scuba diver, I found myself on my knees at the bottom of a twenty-two-foot deep Illinois lake on a...

It’s ok if this season looks different than you thought it would. It’s ok if things look, feel, sound, smell, taste different than you...

A couple months ago I went to the doctor because something wasn’t quite right, and hadn’t been for a couple years. The doctor wanted all...

Maybe you are needed here more urgently than elsewhere. Maybe you’re needed here more than where you wish you were. Maybe you thought...

Ya know how when you make spaghetti (or really anything on the stove top) and you burn the noodles, and you have to empty out the pot to...

Lately, I find myself waiting for things to stop or at least slow down. I keep looking for a break in pace. And so far, I don’t see any...

My words of 2020: Even Here Here’s to all the growth, grace, and new rhythms we’ve found in the unexpected unraveling of our norms and...

This past weekend I made cookies. And let me tell ya, I ate ton of them. It’s like I broke off a piece of a cookie every time I passed...

I have a deep fear of being underwater. I am currently in the process of becoming a certified scuba diver. Scary moments or moments of...

“Your love surrounds me when my thoughts wage war” Prince of Peace by Hillsong Our flesh will always tend to adopt the world’s desires....

There are always two ways to look at things: as a blessing or a burden. Every blessing can be seen as a burden, or every burden can be...

Let’s say you have a best friend that lives on the other side of the country. You tell me all about this person frequently. Although I...

“The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents....

Imagine a Father seeing His child struggle, wander aimlessly, get in all the wrong things...our Heavenly Father sees all our faults and...

When you receive Jesus and welcome the Holy Spirit in your heart, God dwells in you. It’s as if every part of your life is a room in your...

Over the last few months I’ve found myself in a major bird phase. I just love hearing birds. At first, I thought I was just missing my...

Before we were His...the Lord said, “Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said...

Mark gives a glimpse into the life Jesus had...things and people constantly pulling Him in every direction. The quality He mastered...

“Then Saul gave David his own armor--a bronze helmet and a coat of mail. David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or...

You are a child of the King. You have a royal inheritance and belong in the Kingdom where you lack no good thing. You have the freedom to...

Superstition is believing we have to do certain things a certain way in order to attain the power of Jesus. It’s self-reliant. ...

Trying to live as part of the world and as a child of the King, a follower of Jesus, is like trying to pull an overflowing, over-sized,...

There are many points in our lives when we’ve made our plans and we’re following along the path we had laid out for ourselves in order to...

There is no such thing as a coincidence. Only divine appointments. Every person, every moment, every place, every experience, every thing...

When a storm comes our way, our initial reaction is to take cover, to find a place of protection. The stronger the storm the more...

This devotion was written in October of 2014: Today was my last golf tournament of my golf career, outside of the state series. For my...

My favorite mornings are ones spent talking on the radio with my dad (you can listen to him weekday mornings on ESPN 93.5 from 7-9am). It...

Over the last few months I’ve found myself in a major bird phase. I just love hearing birds. At first, I thought I was just missing my...

This past summer I had the opportunity to work at a Summer camp in Canada with Young Life. One of the nights was carnival night. On...

The power of one degree. If a pilot was taking a flight from Chicago to Dallas, and was one degree off their course, a slight course...

We were never created to know what shame feels like. If we don’t believe what God says we will believe the lies of the enemy, we believe...

This past summer I had the opportunity to serve at a Young Life camp in Canada. One of the jobs I, and everyone that worked on a dock and...

Jesus is like a third basemen coach. He’s in the game with you. He’s signing to you when to go and when to stay and waves you Home at...

The other day I was in the car listening to the radio and I was listening to Christian FM 95.3. It was one of my favorite songs. And as I...

It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.' So then, each...

When you’re hungry, you’ll eat anything... When we’re starving we will grab what is right in front of us, what is most convenient and...

The enemy knows when you are most vulnerable. He plans his schemes far in advance and knows your weak spots...he knows the things that...

You can have the whole world in your grip and still have an empty heart. Our Heavenly Father created us with a little piece in our hearts...

God gives us honey to know His sweetness God gives us bread to know His satisfaction God gives us family to know what it feels like to...

Don’t let one season determine your whole story. The season you’re in does not reflect the rest of your story. Don’t compare your season...

Before we were His...the Lord said, “Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said...

Mark gives a glimpse into the life Jesus had...things and people constantly pulling Him in every direction. The quality He mastered...

Imagine a Father seeing His child struggle, wander aimlessly, get in all the wrong things...our Heavenly Father sees all our faults and...