Father said, “It’s time to move from the roller coaster of happiness to the locomotive of joy.” Roller coasters make for a great ride but a terrible life. We are being invited to make the switch to the unshakable, unstoppable Locomotive of Joy that runs on the rails of truth and grace.

Dear Husband,Don't take for granted that you get to wake up next to the woman who said "I do" to you. Hurt and disappointment may have put walls between you, but remember there was a time you didn’t want to live another day without her. .... . .

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.

What is the bravest thing you’ll ever do? Contrary to conventional wisdom, the strongest you will ever be as vulnerable and the home of the brave is more than just the end of our national anthem. Where will you choose to live?

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.

Would you defend your friend if they were being attacked and insulted? What if the one throwing the punches at us is our self?

In November of 2017, I was able to go on a life-changing trip to Uganda with Jared Morrison. I've documented some of our experiences with stories and photos.

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!

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?

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?

We can't have a future until we let go of the past no matter how good or bad it was.

The safeguard for being more "known" is being more known.