New research from the Barna Group reveals that three-quarters of U.S. adults (75 percent) say they are looking for ways to live a more meaningful life. Among Christians, there is an additional question: “What does God want me to do with my life?” According to the Barna study, only 40 percent of practicing Christians say [...]
Have you been holding on to the hope of something for so long that you sometimes wish your dream would die so you could be relieved of longing? If you're like me, you've wrestled with a desire or two for years and there are times your heart has sometimes felt worn out from waiting. Which [...]
I love a great story. Don’t you? Personally, I’m drawn to biographies and autobiographies. I love the truth, the grit, the unexpected turns, and even the messy parts that come from a life that has actually been lived. A good story needs two things: someone who has lived a life worth telling and a writer [...]
Hank Aaron grew up in a poor neighborhood in Mobile, Alabama. As a boy, he picked cotton to help his family. Some say that work strengthened his hands. Whether that’s true or not, one thing is certain, he learned how to make the most of what he had. His family could not afford baseball gear. [...]
Most days in Southern Colorado feel wide open and bright. The kind of days where you roll the top down, breathe deep, and enjoy every mile. The road stretches out in front of you, clear and easy to follow. But then there are the other days. Snow moves in fast. The sky turns gray. The [...]
Sometimes the most unexpected moments turn into the most meaningful ones. Like sitting in a drive-thru line, waiting on something simple, and deciding to ask a question that cuts a little deeper. “If there was one thing you could do with your life, what would it be?” The young man at the window paused. You [...]
It’s a question that comes up more often than we admit. What does God want to do with my life? It can feel hard to live with purpose when you are unsure what that purpose is. We want to move forward, but we also don’t want to move in the wrong direction. So we hesitate. [...]
My mom has a pillow with words stitched on it that my grandmother loved. It’s a simple line from Theodore Roosevelt: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” That sounds good when you read it. It feels a little harder when you try to live it. Because if we’re honest, it’s [...]
My mama used to say, “You’ve got a bad case of the ‘I wants.’”She wasn’t wrong. And if I’m honest, I still have them. Back when Jordache, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Calvin Klein jeans were everything, my Levi’s never felt like enough. I always seemed to want what I didn’t have. The problem was my taste [...]
I've been in prison, and I don't mind talking about it. Of course, I was wrongly accused—but that didn't shorten my sentence. It was dark, lonely, and frustrating. Before you start wondering what crime I committed, I should clarify: I'm not talking about a jail. I'm talking about a season of life when I felt [...]
