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Our Heavenly Father & USA Soccer…Just In Time!

Talk about a nail biter! The US soccer team pulled it off just in time this morning! I was watching with about 100 people and the room erupted with excitement at the score! The “Just In Time” nature of the win got me to thinking about the “Just In Time” nature of our Heavenly Father. It [...]

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All Men Should: Occasionally Clean This…

On Friday, I spent a couple of hours cleaning our bathroom. This lowly job never ceases to remind me of the calling that God has placed in my life as a man. Now, my bathroom epiphany might sound a little odd to you, but follow me for just a moment. Here is a list [...]

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What I Learned From Some Time Away

It has been a couple weeks since I posted. In the meantime, I have been on vacation and officially transitioned into my role with North Point Online full time. In the space between my last post and this, I have learned some really important lessons and I would like to share a couple of them with [...]

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Taking Time For Fun!!!

I am so excited to be taking my son to Disney for the first time this week! I remember going when I was little and remembering that it is a magical place! Crazy how time flies by! Although my trips to Disney as a child in many ways feels so long ago, in some ways [...]

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Hungry Ghosts

I first heard the term “Hungry Ghosts” while reading “Time and the Soul” by Jacob Needleman. The origin of this concept is rooted in Eastern Religion (which my faith of Christianity comes from) with the thought that we are all searching for significance and meaning, yet we spend most of our time running around at [...]

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The Myth of Control

One of the great things about living in a free and wealthy country is that we have a lot of liberty to do as we wish. We get to live with a sense of control over our world. Take a moment to think about just a few things in my/your day: We control what time we [...]

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Healing, Not Healed

I have decided to drop the day count from my posts, because I am not sure how many days I will need for this journey and in many respects it will be every day for the rest of my life. It would be great to say that I am finally healed and in some ways I [...]

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Day 13 - Val-”You”-Able? (Pt. 2)

Today I want to talk about something that is a huge challenge for me. It might just be one of my biggest challenges and potential frustrations in life. It is the value that I try and get from position and career opportunity. I realize that this is really a mixed bag and two sides of the [...]

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Day 12 - Val-”You”-Able? (Part 1)

What possessions do you find valuable? For me, it is many things. Here is a brief, non-exhaustive list: My house My cars My clothes My watches My health There are a lot of things I find valuable in life. Some are more important than others, but all can become a distraction if I’m not careful. In the picture above you see [...]

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Day 11 - Rebuilding

Before I spend some time reflecting on the story in the Bible about Nehemiah and how it relates to my (and possibly your) personal journey, I want to start by saying how important I believe it is to find stories and people with which you can relate personally. It has been my experience that comparing [...]

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