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  • Do You Want To Leave An Impact?

    If I asked you to share a time when you experienced joy, what would you think of?  Was it recently? What happened? Is joy a regular part of your life? If it is hard to answer this, you are not alone. But what is the importance of finding and experiencing joy and contentment, and how…

  • Kind Communication: Is It Possible After Divorce?

    photo credit: shutterstock The dynamics of divorce, and the fallout–especially with children involved–can be complex, challenging, and even hair-pulling. Communication can sometimes feel like mudslinging. You may often feel that things will never get better. In situations when post-divorce conflict and conversational difficulties continue, it is easy to wonder if it is possible to ever…

  • Ready To Go Off-Script?

    What do you want to give someone today?  As the holiday season arrives, I often find myself considering this question from a material perspective. My aim in sharing this today is to invite you to consider giving something that has the potential to leave permanent value. As a home health PT, I’ve been in and out…

  • A Man’s Path Towards Purity and Wholeness

    The word “purity” seemed to lose its cultural appeal in the early 2000’s with the Purity Culture movement and sex; it definitely doesn’t seem to be a popular choice for a blog title, conversation topic or headline.  But today, in conversations with men and in exploring the depth of this word as it relates to…

  • A Miserable Man—No More

    I’ve been asked why she left.  While I don’t have all the answers for my divorce, I do have one response: I am not the same man that I was.  I am a storyteller; here, I hope to accurately and truly convey mine.  A Man’s Dream In 2021, I moved to Charleston with the hope…

  • Willing to Change: Chad Cannon’s Story

    Convicted felon. Liar. Addict. Alcoholic. These words may reveal Chad’s past, but do not define his present or future. I am thankful for Chad’s candid, raw courage to share his story, as it brings great insight to how a man truly changes. Listen here:

  • Lover of My Soul

    What words can express the joy of being known by this kind of love? Lover of my soul–You chase after me and never stop pursuing me! You are so so good. Your gracious mercy has lifted me high! Your tender compassion soothes my anxious heart. Your love revives my soul! To you–to you alone–do I…

  • The Way You Treat Your Wife Reveals Your Heart 

    3 minute read A few months ago, I wrote an article on the importance of the way husbands treat their wives, here:  This morning, I saw an opportunity for expansion of my original writing, and I found even more richness and goodness in this passage from 1 Peter 3 that I hope inspires you today. …

  • Finding Delight

    Can you think of someone or something that brings a deeply warm pleasure and satisfaction to your heart? Someone you enjoy being with so much that you never want to be away from them?  This is a taste of what delight is. To “delight” means to find great joy, pleasure and satisfaction. This is probably…

  • Lift Your Eyes: God is On The Move

    If we could train our eyes to glimpse even a sliver of all God is doing in this world, our prayers would never end. God is on the move—steady, present, and unmistakably faithful. Like the people in Jesus’ day, we wonder if God is good enough to supply for us too. What will we eat?…