I wear three hats: CEO, Episcopal Priest, and Sheriff’s Deputy. This translates into a packed work week where every moment is carefully planned out. I sleep very little and constantly hustle to get the most out of my workday. Which … Continue reading Being to be

Peace is found not in the absence of stress but in understanding the things that cause the stress don’t have to have such a crippling hold on us. Peace is the product of reframed perspective. Continue reading Peace

This has been a very long, very busy year. I have developed the pattern of getting up early and going to bed late, averaging around 5 hours of sleep a night. My coffee consumption has increased considerably as I pushed … Continue reading Quality rather than quantity

I have read much, listened to countless presentations, and engaged in many fascinating conversations. I have years of academic experience all the way up to the doctoral level. I have rubbed shoulders with billionaires, the brilliant and the famous. I … Continue reading This one thing

A wonderful response by my wife, Christi on recent disturbing comments by John MacArthur… ———— I am deeply saddened by the words of John MacArthur and by the enabling and insulting behavior of the participants in this conference. He is wrong … Continue reading Female Preachers

Grief fees like acid pumping through your veins. It steals your air and leaves you gasping to hold on. It shatters your heart over and over again. It circles around and trips over itself, over and over again. It’s a … Continue reading Grief

We all carry pain. But not all of us know how to deal with that pain. For me the predominate pain I face is grief. My goal isn’t that the grief disappears, this is fanciful and just won’t happen. My … Continue reading Pain