No more hiding.

We are the protectors of the weak, not protectors of the biggest tithers.

Mission Statement

I believe that going back to UCF for my masters is more than just going back to school. I believe that I will be able to help people – even while learning how to help people. So I decided to create a mission statement of what I think the purpose of this season in my…

Making it happen…

It was raining cats and dogs when I left the office the other day… As I stepped out of the elevator into the foyer of our building, I noticed the “bike guy” standing there, staring out the window. The rain was coming down in sheets – a precursor rain band to an incoming hurricane/tropical storm…

The Book

I’ve always had a block when writing a book. People keep telling me, you need to write a book – in relation to marriage. I think so too, but I had one thing I had to do first: write a book to only my wife. Yesterday, I gave it to her. She loved it! Now…

Hand in hand

When I look back… at the thrilling things in life – experiences, adventures, trials, and so on – I remember most vividly the firsts: First crush. First time driving the tractor. First time plowing the fields without my dad supervising. First time driving. First Kiss. First… But the one that I can still feel in…

Beautiful

Husbands. Fathers. How many times have we heard our wives and daughters speak of how they look in a negative way? We stop, turn, and give them a quick appraisal—confirming what we already knew—they are beautiful. Yeah, it drives us nuts because their eyes lie to them about what others see. I have been married…

Is this for real?

So I’m lying in bed. Can’t sleep. A couple hours earlier, I was whispering in my wife’s ear that I loved her. Affirming her as my beloved. Thanking her for completing me. Then  once again, I said, I love you. Inside my head, this voice says, Why? What do you mean, why? I responded back…

Man of the House

  Are you the man of the house? When you go to church on Sunday, do you return home with a load of spiritual nourishment for your family to survive on for the week? You should. You’re the priest of your home. Yeah… you. There are a lot of titles you hold because of your…