The Force Pt. 3 – Is There a Purpose in Disappointment?

Plan B is never preferred.  We’ve all been there.  You have so many ideas and expectations of how things will turn out, and for some reason…they don’t go that direction.  So, you have to go with “Plan B.” This happened to us last week during our morning service at Gracepointe Community Church.  Following our worship…

In Your Boat

I’m sitting inside Gusto Coffee Shop in Lee’s Summit, MO on a comfortable 70 degree Monday morning.  Across from me is my friend and pastor, Dr. Fel Bagunu – sipping a Raspberry Orange Italian Soda and sharing with me his thoughts on the message he had shared the day before with our friends at Gracepointe…

Slower

Been thinking a lot lately about the rhythm of our lives, and how it affects us. I used to want to move so fast. Now, I look forward to the chance to slow down. What I’m realizing is that we as humans, especially in America, are conditioned for busyness–yet we actually crave rest. To put…

Toys and Trust

So this week I celebrate my 32nd birthday, and less than one month from now, I will celebrate my second child, Holland’s, first birthday. This last year of going from one to two children has taught me one thing:  I need God. If we choose to receive God’s gift of Jesus–and then follow Him, we’re…

Becoming Less

One of my favorite songwriters, Jason Upton, once said to his audience with a chuckle, “For some reason right after you have children, you cry out a lot more for grace.” This couldn’t be truer for me.  I told someone just the other night that in the immortal words of Tom Hanks’ character Ray Peterson…

God’s Provision, God’s Rest

Some weeks back, I heard someone say, “It’s possible to experience God’s provision, without knowing His rest.” This became a reality for me over the past few weeks. As many of you know, my wife and I recently had a little girl, our second child, Holland.  Post-pregnancy can be a tough time, physically trying for…