I found some (not cool) messages buried in an inbox for spam or blocked users. It reminded me we all need a place to go to pour out our hearts and there are some things we cannot always handle. So where do we go and what do we do when we face things we can't handle?

"Why great questions? Great questions communicate value and honor in our relationships, but they also lead us to places of discovery, ownership and responsibility...."

Fear leads us to try and control for self protection or connection but real love only exists when there is real freedom. We can have connection or control but we can’t have both.

Sometimes I ask, “why, God?” I don’t know if He has ever answered that prayer. Here’s a couple things to do and a better prayer to pray when asking, “why, God?”

A man took three years to build a circle of twelve stones that he set on fire and it changed the world.

If I never took my car in for regular maintenance, I wouldn't say, "no one loves my car, why is it broken, uncared for and neglected?” But, sometimes our hearts suffer from a lack of maintenance because we don’t put them in places to be cared for by Father and His family. Here are 3 reasons we all need a B-Team for our hearts.

God called out, “Adam, where are you?” When we hide, we make fear the ruler in that area of our life by believing the lie we are safer in darkness than in the light. Hidden struggles are lasting struggles. Father is calling us out where covering and freedom wait in the light!

What are you fighting FOR? Anger and guilt trips from what we are against might temporarily motivate people, but only pursuing a worthwhile prize has the power to motivate long-term.

Overcoming Regret Pt. 2: We are all celebrating, making much of, something today? When I made much of what was missing, I couldn't see all the goodness around me. To overcome regret and disappointment we will need to learn to celebrate what "is" instead of "what's not".

After what I saw, I whispered to myself, "I hope he burns in hell." Is it possible to hate injustice and still love people?

We all fight alone sometimes. Why? Here are 3 reasons we choose to handle things on our own. . .

Where do we begin the process of overcoming regret? Good grief. Healthy grief allows us to clarify our values, hold on to what is good and move toward what is best.

Have regrets? Regret is a thief that paralyzes us in the moment and robs the very thing we hope for today. How should we deal with regret?

Obedience is to discipline what works are to faith; you can have one without the other, but there is a more holy and complete option, and it pleases God when we choose it.