Every Thursday I feature a “throwback” post from my blog archive. The goal is to look back and discover new lessons or opportunities to grow. This week, we’ll look at “Wash Your Face.” You can view the original post here. For today, here’s a quick recap and a few more thoughts about the pressure to look like…

Last week, I shared one of my favorite stories ever. In my wife’s opinion, it’s the BEST. STORY. EVER. It was an exciting day because I love telling that story. I sat down at my laptop and started writing. About halfway through the writing process, I got a little stuck and couldn’t figure out how to…

Every Thursday I feature a “throwback” post from my blog archive. The goal is to look back and discover new lessons or opportunities to grow. This week, we’ll look at “Sunburn.” You can view the original post here. For today, here’s a quick recap and a few more thoughts about our need for community…  Over the last…

I grew up in a town where public transportation wasn’t really a thing. I mean, it existed but it wasn’t a normal rhythm for me or my family. I had been on a train a time or two in Atlanta and well… that’s it. I was a child during these opportunities meaning I paid no…

Every Thursday I feature a “throwback” post from my blog archive. The goal is to look back and discover new lessons or opportunities to grow. This week, we’ll look at “The Downfall of Self-Containment.” You can view the original post here. For today, here’s a quick recap and a few more thoughts about our lives and our…

I love stories. Stories are the way we as humans connect with one another and remember the details and moments that have shaped us. This blog is all about stories. They are stories that have shaped me and taught me big lessons. Many of these stories are stories that happened in a passing moment and…

Every Thursday I feature a “throwback” post from my blog archive. The goal is to take a look back and discover new lessons or new opportunities to grow. This week, we’ll look back at “The Trouble with Standing.” You can view the original post here. For today, here’s a quick recap and a few more thoughts about…

A few years back some of my co-workers and I went to a conference for church leaders. The conference was held at a massive resort in Nashville, TN. This place was huge. It was actually more like four large hotels joined by a large common space between them. When I say large, I mean it…