I was never a big basketball fan. I never watched Kobe Bryant play a single game. Yet with his recent death, I found myself grieving, and couldn't understand why...
Kobe Bryant And Collective Grief
The Cosmic Career Of A Bike Messenger: Bill Fehr – Episode #44
Bill Fehr's career as a professional bike messenger is nothing short of unconventional. After a cosmic experience moved his soul, Bill left his career in corporate America, and took a path less traveled. In today's podcast, I interview Bill to talk about his unusual journey...
Finding Joy By Embracing Pain
Most of us are programmed from birth to maximize our comfort and pleasure, and to minimize our pain. And our life becomes one of pain avoidance. I believe we need to take an opposite approach. Instead of running from pain, we need to embrace it...
Save Our Senior Saints
A church in Minnesota recently made the news for asking its' seniors to leave so as to make way for a younger church. I believe we need to do the opposite, and instead of treating seniors in the church as second class citizens, they need to be platformed as individuals who can share their wisdom and faith with the next generation of the church.
5 Signs You Might Love Money
The love of money is the root of all evil according to Jesus. The following are 5 signs that you have a spiritually unhealthy relationship with money and wealth...
Fire In My Bones
The prophet Jeremiah talked about preaching like it was "fire in my bones." He spoke as a man with a burden. My question is, have we lost this burden in our preaching today? And if so, how do we regain it?
The Filter Of Hurt
Have you ever had mundane conversations with people, in "real life" or on social media, that simply exploded, seemingly out of nowhere? I believe this happens because we all filter our interactions with others from a place of hurt.
A Beeping Sound At 3 AM
Today I woke up at 3 am to an incessant beeping sound. At first I thought it was my security system. That wasn't it. It was something else I feared...
The Obvious Choice
In my mid to late 20's, I dated around a lot. Then I met my wife, and the decision to get quickly married became the obvious choice. Following Jesus is supposed to be like that...
The Politics Of Jesus – Episode #43
How do faith and politics intersect? What relationship should exist between church and state? To what degree do they go together, or should they be entirely separate? Is Jesus a Republican or Democrat? Should churches and pastors be outwardly political?