Why I Hope You’ll Start Talking to Yourself

Internal dialogue is powerful. Whether we realize it or not, our thoughts are the most influential aspect of our lives. Think about it. Our thoughts occupy center stage in our mind twenty-four hours a day. What else, or who else, has that degree of influence over us? Perhaps that’s why the Bible has so much […]

God and the Bullpen

On Sunday night, I, along with thousands of other baseball fans, watched as the Chicago Cubs new catching prospect, Willson Contreras, hit a homerun on the first pitch he’s ever seen in the big leagues. It was a jaw-dropping moment. Contreras is only the eighth Cubs player in history to homer in his first major […]

Why Christians Should Be the Kindest People on the Planet

There’s an old saying, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Some have attributed this quote to Plato, while others say it originated with Ian MacLaren or John Watson. I’m not sure who penned the quote, but we can agree it’s true. Life knocks that tar out of all of us. […]

Faith Develops in the Dark

In the Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote, “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” It’s easy to have the faith of a giant when there is money in the bank and everyone is healthy and happy. But faith becomes challenging when the road grows dark with uncertainty and there is […]