I’ve been dating the same man for 22 years. You'd think we’d know all there is to know about each other by now. But the crazy thing is, we don’t. I mean, we know A LOT. I know that Chris...
“The more you look at a person’s design, the more it reveals their destiny.” “Pastor Chris, how do I figure out what do to do with my life?” I heard this question more times than I can count as a...
Michiganders, you rock. You put up with things like “I-696,” “February,” and “Ohio State Fans.” You endure endless ridicule for extending your left hand when someone asks where you live. You understand the sheer GENIUS that is the “Michigan Left.”...
I have approximately 5 usual suspects in my mother’s day gift giving arsenal. Typically they revolve around perfume, pedicures, purses, flowers and OF COURSE the sentimental card which mom always says, “Is the only thing she needs.” Honest Confession? Mother’s...
I can remember exactly 1 thing from Professor Aubaugh’s English class at NCU. Which is a real big bummer because gramar grammer grammar. In that small windowless classroom, we read a brief excerpt from, “Amusing Ourselves to Death.” The gist...
I’m typically not the person who gives up in the middle of something, but last Spring I almost did. The Messy Middle, the Wilderness, a Dry Season, whatever you call it, it’s a hard place to walk through. Beginnings are...
Fear, anxiety, and depression. 3 mindsets currently ravaging our culture. But they don’t have to defeat you. And friend, I’m not simply saying that because I believe it, I tell you that because I walked through it. In his book,...
Kids and animals are onto something. You don’t have to remind either one of them to play. See, something inevitably happens as we broach maturity, it becomes increasingly easy to exchange our pursuit of all things “fun” & “whimsical”...
People hate spiders. Google “top 10 fears” and “fear of Spiders” is always in the top 10 and on some lists, it’s as high as #3. Arachnophobia, there’s a reason they made a movie about it. In the Summer of...
When’s the last time you lost it? I mean, totally lost your perspective. Be honest. Recently, I got overwhelmed by a bathroom vanity. See, don't you feel better now? It’s a good long story, but the point is this:...
