Adversity is on the path of maturity. It makes your roots grow deep. Challenge is the unexpected gift on the way to becoming mature and complete. It’s this uncommon perspective that provides freedom in the chaos. Very few competitors understand this...
Read MoreI felt connected with myself, connected with God. Then I heard Him speak. I heard it in my heart, in the deep place of my spirit. It wasn’t audible; it was clearer than that. It was peaceful and profound, like the weight of a warm quilt on a cold night.
Read MoreGod has made each of us to be extraordinary. He doesn’t create ordinary, we resign ourselves to that through hardship, failure, circumstances, and fear. When I say extraordinary, that is not a scoreboard thing.
Read MoreA victory hoists the champion upon a pedestal; a defeat ends with the label of a “choke.” The weight of either outcome can be suffocating because it means too much. It has become a performance trap.
Read MoreThe deafening voices of the myriad of naysayers are incessant and a poison that is destructive to dreams. In God’s wonderful economy of blessings, he chooses to use the Holy Spirit within us to speak to us about the greatness that is inside of each of us, but also the lives of those we touch. In fact it could be our voice that changes the destiny of another.
Read MoreLife sometimes turns on a razor’s edge, for me it had been a fork in the road. So often at day’s end, we stare at the back of the tapestry of our lives trying to make sense of the meaningless meanderings of the thread. And then one day it happens. Through a messenger or experience, we hear the clear voice of God calling us to take a peek at the other side of the tapestry. And when we do we are undone by the beauty of the story being woven.
Read MoreEverything familiar has been shut down. The world has literally stopped. And because of that, I have noticed. I have been entertained by ten scissortails wrestling in mid-air with tails flared in what seemed like a pandemonium of joy. I noticed the blood moon that recently rose over Fort Worth decorating the eastern sky during Holy Week. Hosanna was the only human response. It just came out naturally, unrehearsed. Karen and I stood together on a hill that served as our stadium in this most reverent privileged moment.
Read MoreI was on another long walk today. Day after day during this pandemic I walk with God and listen. Today, I heard. It took a while, mostly because I have been a striver, an accomplisher, an achiever… But that has quieted down as the world situation has forced me to slow down and go deeper with God. He gave me a word that struck a chord. It resonated deeply.
Read MoreAs you can see, I have skipped ahead in the book/movie for today’s Easter week message. Luke had arrived in Utopia on Palm Sunday and was in the midst of the storm of his life during Easter week. And in a similar way, that is where many of us find ourselves this Easter.
Read MoreThree major events are happening simultaneously right now. One of the greatest downturns in American economic history, an uncompromising epidemic, and… Spring
Read MoreIn our lifetime, we have never seen a time such as this in our nation. These past two weeks have been harrowing. As you can see by today’s quote, I felt like I needed to skip forward to the sequel for a message that God has for us this day. I needed to do this for my heart as I have felt it wavering at times and I think it will bless you too. I just need to quote the Lord. I do not have words… but He does. And they are a treasure.
Read MorePeace in the heart is the key to performing in golf and life. When we walk into a setting we choose our perspective. That choice determines if we perform in a state of peace or fear.
Read More
