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On April 17, 1999 a brand-new song hit the music scene, and though it had very simple lyrics, it became an instant hit and was one of two songs that propelled a country music star on a comeback trajectory. The song is simply titled, The Greatest, and tells the story of a young boy that […]

We are a people of the highest good. We are a people made pilgrims because of God’s greatest good. And so we wander onward achieving because we have been approved. We’ve been changed inward, so we move forward, Achieving things that make the good Father proud, Serving well because we have been captured by the […]

There was once a marvelous and odd flower that grew in a garden. It was bright and full of life. It was marvelous because it’s personality and colors burst forth into the sky each day like a shooting star. It was odd because it exuded a behavior that seemed strange to all the other flowers […]

Nothing beats a great concert! There is something special about the sights and sounds of a live event. Being someone who isn’t musical at all, I am always fascinated by how a group of different people with different giftings, can come together, write some notes on a page, put a beat to it and somehow pure […]

It would seem that the two biggest idols in our world today are ‘power’ and ‘popularity’. This probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise. In fact, it appears COVID-19 has only magnified mankind’s desire to accumulate more power and more popularity. And yet, it is historically fascinating the beginning years of the Church consisted of […]

A seasoned artist stands over a machine, spinning a coarse block of wood so fast that the color and original shape can’t clearly be seen.  Cutting tools of all varieties – chisels, knives, scoring tools – are used to bring definition.  It’s a process called lathing and the start to finish journey is astounding. As the wood […]

Ode to the Oddballs      Lost in a crowd  Alone in a conversation Inside the glass, yet on the outside looking in    You know who you are With your metaphoric Mad Hatter hats  Born with those over-sized ears That insane sense of optimism though you have short-term memory loss The desire to blow that […]

There’s no doubt that things have slowed down. This will probably be the only time in my life that all around us comes to a standstill in such a definitive fashion. And yet, as things have slowed in some areas of life, it has created margin for other aspects that may have gone overlooked or underappreciated.  […]

When a pandemic brings an entire planet to a standstill, it really can feel like the end of the world. And if you are a senior in high school or college, there is this sense of missing some important milestones: Senior prom, graduation, state or division championships, final games, and the list could go on. […]

“I’m in a glass cage of emotion” and other feelings…   Cope.   It means to “deal with effectively with something difficult.” And make no mistake about it, there are a myriad of ways that people ‘cope’ with this new normal we all find ourselves in. Some have gained weight and are eating either unhealthy […]