Shows such as The Biggest Loser, Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, and even talk shows like Dr. Phil are all successful for one reason: We love to watch personal transformation take place. The shows are so intoxicating some people become motivated to go do something. But there’s one giant problem to this. We love to…
The Three: Mentoring Edition
1. My friend (and former co-worker/boss) John Sowers recently won the White House Champions of Change award. It truly couldn’t have been given to a better individual so consistently caring for people in need. Here’s a piece of the article the White House blog ran about John receiving the award: We believe that we win…
The Bad News About the Lack of Faith Among Millennials
A few troubling studies have been released in the recent weeks depicting the ongoing decline of faith among Millennials in America. While the lack of church attendance and the growth of atheism in the Millennial generation has been widely discussed for some time, the bad news about the lack of faith in Millennials is that…
Beauty in the Brokenness
I stepped out of the cool air conditioned car to find myself in Villa Mella, or what could best be described as a sauna. It was nearly 90 degrees and well over 90% humidity. For this Portland native, being drenched in sweat had become the new reality of life. The landscape flourished with life. Fruit…
Stirring Within Me
During the past five years of seminary one of the greatest lessons I’ve learned is the value of consistently working day in and day out in order to get ahead. Developing the discipline to clock in and out every day will always translate into the future as demands on life increase. Developing the discipline to…
5 Reasons to Stay
Several months ago I wrote a post titled “Knowing When to Walk Away” where I outlined that change is inevitable in our lives, but few of us seem to know when God might be leading us to something new. I received several negative reactions from people who felt I advocated for leaving when times get…