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While Generation X (Gen X) is often called the “latchkey generation,” I wasn’t technically a latchkey kid. My mother didn’t work outside our home, yet I still experienced that distinctive independence that shaped Gen X. We lived in a world where doors didn’t need to be locked, where trust was the default setting, and whereContinueContinue reading “Because I Said So”

As fathers, mothers, husbands, and wives trying to lead our families according to biblical principles, we face a constant battle against a culture that promises fulfillment in all the wrong places. I’ve walked this path myself, and I’ve discovered something profound: deep down, every one of us desperately wants dignity. We want to know we’reContinueContinue reading “You Were Made for More”

True freedom begins with one of life’s most challenging decisions: choosing to release our right to get even. While the desire for revenge burns naturally in our hearts, we possess something that sets us apart from the animal kingdom—the gift of free will. This divine ability allows us to choose restraint over retaliation, wisdom overContinueContinue reading “Finding Freedom by Letting Go of Revenge”

There’s a whisper that echoes in the moments of longing—when we glimpse someone else’s life and feel that familiar stirring: “If only I had their success, their relationships, their seeming ease with life’s complexities.” I’ve carried this yearning in my own heart until a deeper truth began to unfold through Scripture and experience. Paul’s wordsContinueContinue reading “Beyond the Comparison Trap: What the Spirit Reveals About True Success”

Reflections on faith, calling, and a daughter’s divine gift The highway stretches before us, ribboning through Tennessee hills toward Nashville—a city of dreams, music, and divine appointments. In the passenger seat, my daughter Jarah hums softly, her voice carrying that unmistakable quality that first caught our attention when she was just five years old. ThisContinueContinue reading “A Father’s Journey: Following God’s Call to Nashville”

I often find myself wrestling with thoughts that seem to arrive uninvited. Perhaps you know this experience—the mental chatter that never quite ceases, the internal dialogue that can either lift us toward our highest calling or drag us into the shadows of doubt and despair. This daily reality has taught me a profound truth: learningContinueContinue reading “Managing Your Mind: The Battle That Determines Everything”