Finding Peace in Life’s Storms

Finding Peace in Life’s Storms

In the mid-1970s Steven Spielberg produced a movie called Jaws, the fictional story of a monster shark that made a meal out of the swimmers off the New England coastline. One iconic scene involves a crusty boat captain, the police chief, and a scientist. They set off...
Forgetting the Past: Embracing the God of the Future

Forgetting the Past: Embracing the God of the Future

The God of the Future: Moving Beyond the Past I wonder if sometimes we continue to worship the God of the past and don’t recognize the God of the future. Because God exists in the future—he was in our yesterday, but he’s also in tomorrow. It makes sense that God...
Overcoming Decision-Making Cripplers

Overcoming Decision-Making Cripplers

CSS Hunley was a submarine used in the 1800s. (Yes, you read that correctly!) It was named after its inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley (ironically, he died in the test dives). The submarine became famous not only for being the first submarine in history to attack a...
Shining Light Amid Darkness: Living the Radiant Christian Life

Shining Light Amid Darkness: Living the Radiant Christian Life

Not too long ago, I was driving my boys to school on the most beautiful fall day. Leaves were starting to turn, I had a pumpkin flavored coffee in my hand, I had just finished a fulfilling workout, and my boys were happily chatting in the backseat. I had nothing but...