What is your favorite kind of live music to listen to? Are you folksy and fond of bluegrass? Do you lean toward the edge and identify with punk or heavy metal? Maybe you love hearing a good hymn from a simple church piano or organ. I sometimes forget listening to live music is one of … [Read more…]
Sunday I had the opportunity to deliver the message to our congregation during morning worship with our pastor out of town on vacation. I don’t always write sermons in such detail, but thought I’d share this one here: I’m in an extremely stressful stretch of life. This will go down as one of the most challenging … [Read more…]
I’ve struggled for several hours about what to write about this morning. I don’t want to call it writer’s block, but rather writer’s inundation. My life is full of little things I could write about, and giant things I could write about. There’s busyness that knows no bounds. There’s friends who are hurting. Friends who … [Read more…]
My alarm went off yesterday at 5 a.m. At 5:20 a.m., I was still in bed, sending Snapchat messages to friends with the words “got to go check the tomb” and feeling pretty snarky. I eventually got up, pulled on some clothes, brushed my teeth and shuffled into my car to head to church for … [Read more…]
Whatever you’re going through today, keep fighting. Don’t ever give up. Ever. No matter how bleak things look, no matter what odds you’re facing, no matter how long you’ve been praying and pleading, don’t give up Never, ever give up. Want more adages? Fight until the end. Give it all you got. Don’t let up. … [Read more…]
One of the most challenging stories I ever wrote while working as a sports writer was a feature on then-Murray State head men’s basketball coach Billy Kennedy. The Racers had just won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament back in 2010, and I had been granted a 1-on-1 interview with Kennedy to write an in-depth profile … [Read more…]
It’s Monday. I don’t have to remind you. Hello, Monday. For many of us, it’s time to hit the list again. To Do: create list eat breakfast shower mark things off fake list make new list… It’s one way we can attempt to keep control on what is otherwise an uncontrollable world. Our lists help … [Read more…]
“This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 I’ve had my eye on this date on the calendar for several weeks now. As if February wasn’t weird enough with its short number of days, we add another one just for good measure every four … [Read more…]