Fear can be crippling, paralyzing, and debilitating. Yet, it's something we all have to deal with eventually. Recently, my family rented a boat while we were visiting the Florida Keys. We had a GPS and set our course for a famed coral reef out in the middle of the ocean. I know how to drive …
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Limited sunsets
We each get a limited number of sunsets during our lifetime, and to be honest, I have let far too many pass me by. However, when we're on vacation at the beach, it's fascinating to watch so many gather together at the shore with their friends and loved ones to watch the sun sink into …
Enjoy Life – We Only Get One
If I'm completely honest, I haven't always understood, or knew how to enjoy life to the fullest. Mainly because for so long, I thought life was about accumulation and promotion. I also saw all the cruelty, pain, and suffering in the world and thought, what's good about all this? To escape from the harsh reality …
When Everything Is Nothing
We recently visited some beautiful places on vacation as a family, and I couldn't help but think of Mark 8:36 that reminds us that even if we gained the whole world it would all be worthless if we had to forfeit our soul to get it. Yet, so many of us fall into the trap …
Road Trip Worship
I love the moments my family gets to steal time away together on our family vacations, or as I call them, our family adventures. We plan all year where we will trek to and then set out to explore God's glorious creation together. I'd like to say every second of every day during our time …
Time Goes By Fast – Remember To Live and Love
I was recently able to take some time with my spouse, without our kids, to one of our favorite beaches. The sky was clear, the water was warm and blue, and the sun was bright. We walked, talked, biked, swam, and just played together. We became childlike as we paddle boarded and kayaked in the …
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Caring To Differ Well
Our society and culture seems to breed conflict. At an early age we play "king of the mountain" and learn to fight and claw our way to the top by pushing others down along the way. And in the name of competition, some see sport as an opportunity to fight against opponents as if they …
