When I worked for Young Life I was always told, “The best time to raise money is when you don’t need it.” The theory behind that was it was easier to ask people to give when they knew you were healthy as an organization. If you were in deficit, you...
We all have needs. Physical needs (food, water, shelter), intellectual needs (school, hobbies, learning), the ones I talk most about, emotional needs (that’s about all I talk about here) and spiritual needs. Spiritual needs is the focus of today’s post....
Sitting in an emergency with your father as the ER nurse looks confused and concerned and you come to an obvious realization that things in your world have changed. While most people hope for an easy life and are constantly upset when things aren’t perfect, the...
Years ago I spoke at a local church for a fill in sermon type thing. Shortly thereafter I got a phone call from a girl who explained that she was a senior at said church and wanted to know if I would come and speak to her group. Admittedly, she sounded a bit old to...
I’m burdened. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been to the depths of despair in our battle with and for Trey. Maybe it’s because I have suffered, been comforted, and now comfort others. It could be due to the fact that people share their stories...
There’s been a lot of traffic on the site in the last week. For those of you who are new to things here I thought that I’d give you a quick catch up on the basics. Just click on the bold print and you will be linked to some essentials that I believe are...
