• Is It Now or Never?

    Is It Now or Never?

    As I’m sure many of you have been doing, in the first few days of this new year I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and reflecting about the last year of my life. I’ve thought about what I dreamt of accomplishing and what of that I actually accomplished. Last year, most of my new year’s…

  • 2016 Wrap Up

    2016 Wrap Up

    2016 has sure been something. On a personal, national and even international level, this has been a year of extreme controversy, heartache, hard choices and pretty much anything else you can think of that could drive a wedge between two people. This year we have shown, as a nation, that we have the capacity to…

  • Timing

    Timing

    In this life we live it seems that timing is everything. My focus is rarely on how things will work out five minutes from now and almost always on how things will work out five weeks, months or years from now. I feel the need to plan everything according to the personal timeline I have…

  • An Open Letter to My (and all) Youth Directors

    An Open Letter to My (and all) Youth Directors

    Dear Youth Directors, This may seem a little “after the fact” seeing as I have been out of youth group for about a year now. It’s hard to imagine it really has been that long, but, I have been out long enough for another entire group of kids to graduate behind me and for brand…

  • The Certainty of Failure

    The Certainty of Failure

    I hate failing. Not only do I hate failing, but I hate the sheer idea of it. I hate it so much that probably 9 times out of 10 I would absolutely much rather just not do something at all than face trying it and failing miserably. It’s funny how when you start talking to people, a lot…

  • 19 Lessons in 19 Years

    19 Lessons in 19 Years

    I just recently celebrated my 19th birthday with all my family and friends. It was one for the books, and it got me thinking… 19 years is a long time. In the first couple decades of your life, you learn some of the most important things you will ever know. Aside from the obvious walking…