You do it. I do it too. Seek to please people. Here are ten reasons why being a people pleaser is a really bad idea. 10. You are already who God created you to be. Approval from others shouldn’t be…

I started riding a mountain bike last year. The guy at the bike store talked me into buying pedals with clips on them. My first ride was on this wonderful trail at Walnut Creek Park. It was vigorous, relaxing, fun,…

I get this question a lot: How do I accept God’s forgiveness and live as a forgiven person? Here is an eleven-step path. They aren’t eleven sequential steps. No two people are the same. We all come to the journey…

People ask me the same question a lot. It’s a different question, but it’s the same question. How do I grow in my faith? How do I get closer to God? How do I follow Jesus more closely? Don’t do…

It’s been thirty years since I’ve lived here. But it still feels like home. I’d recognize the smell of my old bedroom with my eyes closed. Mom’s 130 year-old house is covered by a canopy of trees. The sounds of…

Dear Graduates, You will get a lot of these notes over the next few weeks: Make the world a better place. Live life with no regrets. Chase your dreams. Laugh often. Work hard. Love all. It seems like yesterday to…

I got to see my mom this weekend. She usually visits us on Mother’s Day. Watches David play soccer and lacrosse and comes to worship. This year I saw her in Des Moines with my other siblings. One sibling is…

We all deal with critics. I have a few. Goggle my name if you don’t believe me. Some people are married to critics. Some people are the sons and daughters of their biggest critics. Critics are found in the marketplace,…