The Challenges That Accompany Our Dreams

A few weeks ago I attended an event hosted by Mariner’s Church called  “Discover Your Dream.” Kenton Beshore,Mariner’s Senior Pastor, and Bob Goff, Lawyer, Dreamer and All Around Whimsy Worker, challenged and inspired the 600+ attendees to believe that God has unique plans for each and every one of us. And most importantly, that He […]

Christ Be With Me

As I write this I am 30,000 feet in the air, headed to Haiti with a handful of Project 7 teammates. We are going to plant fruit trees as our Save the Earth campaign culminates. And truth be known, I am a little nervous. Okay, I’m a lot nervous. Nervous because while I have experienced […]

Preserving Creation

I am finally catching my breath after an incredible couple of days at Catalyst West. And before next week launches another incredible adventure {more on that later this week}, I thought would share with you a guest post I wrote for the Catalyst blog for Earth Day {that’s today you know?}. Too often saving the […]

Anything, God, Anything

Zac and I climbed into bed on a completely average night two years ago. We were pretty tired. We just laid there looking at the ceiling, with only small firework fantasies of what God might say. Zac took my hand and spoke the simple words we had been processing for the past few months but […]

Man Crushes, Handwritten Notes and Empty Promises

A few years ago after stumbling onto this blog post about man crushes, I decided that I needed to learn more about this Pete Wilson character and the fast-growing church he pastors in West Nashville. So the next Sunday, I grabbed a willing friend and ventured to Cross Point for the first time. I remember walking through […]

When Dreams Come True

When I meet like-minded strangers to give them a sense of my general quirkiness {okay, okay, weirdness}, I often reveal a few bizarre tidbits about myself. One, I have self-diagnosed my case of ‘singing tourettes’. {Meaning I often can not contain myself belting out lyrics.} Two, I have a rare and special gift for dramatic […]

So So So Sad

Today while I was at lunch a friend emailed me the story that broke today about Jason Russell with the subject “So So So Sad” and it is. And before you start shaking your head in disapproval. Know this…it’s not just sad because he was under unimaginable stress and made a public mistake. It’s not […]

The Killer Tribes Conference

My buddy Bryan Allain has created a killer (see how I did that) conference in Nashville, Tennessee, March 31. If you can swing it (I can’t but I sure wish I could), you should go and learn from Bryan and Jeff, Jon, Alli, Brewster, Carlos and the gang. (You want to know how to know if […]

The Quest

Today I am guest posting over on Ed Stetzer’s blog as a part of his “Thursday is for Thinkers” series. {I know, I know, I probably don’t come to the top of your mind when you list out today’s great thinkers.} I shared a little bit about the quest I’ve been on lately. And man, […]

Three Thoughts On…

Today I am guest-posting over on a new site that launched this week, Three Thoughts On. Three Thoughts On was created by a band of friends in 2011 in an effort to present enjoyable, meaningful content in the form of thoughts. Whether through innovation, adventure, entertainment, or altruism they highlight individuals striving to make the most of […]