
I have a gripe today. I think I'll call it co-dependant commitment. It's where people bail on their commitments because others do. You know, lowest common denominator commitment. Where a group is only as committed as its least committed person. I thi...
Was at Mark Yaconelli’s day on ‘Tending the Adolescent Soul’ in Birmingham on Wednesday. Here’s some thoughts/notes. Mark talked about the primary role of a youth worker (or perhaps any minister) as being a spiritual guide for young people -...

Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz is one of those books I really should have read (based on it’s reputation) but hadn’t until now. Amy got me a copy a week or so ago, and it’s got me hooked. I love how honest and down-to-earth it is, and lacking...
Mongolia and Inner Mongolia are two separate worlds. Why? Well, Mongolia is an independent nation and Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region in neighboring China. Both Mongolia’s share a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is...

Photo by Scott Lee When I need inspiration I will pray on it and then turn it over to God and forget it...outside of writing it down, well usually, lol. I find most of my inspiration through conversations with other vets and advocates, God gives it t...

Back in 2004, I did something that was not usual for me. I suddenly decided to quit my job and take the money I had in my savings account and live for the next three months without working. Up until that point, I hadn’t taken a single vacation in p...