Each breath is a fragile gift… yet so much of my time is spent fantasizing about the future that does not exist. When anxieties run wild, and emotions and expectations fail us, a sobering reality looms over us...
On the day that we breathe our last, nothing else will matter but Jesus.
Heavy heart, what we begin in the soil of our surrender, our God is faithful to grow…
What we begin in the soil of our surrender, our God is faithful to grow.
Read MoreEach day that we are alive, countless opportunities to be present, disengaged, or lost in the countless notes of emotions in between, will find us. In the moments where it is so easy to get lost in what awaits tomorrow, what has occurred yesterday, and that which we can not control, join us as we look at the Hope that greets us, today… even when present circumstances may threaten to overwhelm and overcome us from the inside, out.
Heavy heart, there is more than what we can see, and feel, today...
Your life is a song, and today is the canvas.
I recently had a dream, where the most beautiful of skies turned into a sky of fire and terror.
I don’t know why that as quick as a snap of a finger, we can go from being FULL of hope, joy, purpose, identity, confidence and strength... to EVERY color in our life fading, failing, and morphing into confusion, pain, and complete terror.
Regardless if we find ourselves on the sands of Afghanistan, or the hills of California;
When our mental health fails…
When our emotions complicate…
When our logic flees…
When we find our selves abandoned in a strange land;
WHAT can we cling to when clichés and crutches no longer hold us together…?
Heavy heart, when these chaos comes, this is not the end.
THIS IS NOT THE END!
Read MoreFor every heavy heart.
For those who long for more.
For those who feel overwhelmed by darkness.
For those who need a reminder that you are NOT alone.
For those who are struggling to see the Lord’s faithfulness.
May this episode meet you wherever today finds you.
There is a Vineyard.
There is a Vineyard!
When war is all you’ve known, it’s hard to understand what freedom is. When we struggle, fight, and war against ourselves/others… does it mean that we are not free? Join us as we seek to find what the Bible teaches about the freedom that each of us deeply long for and crave.
Heavy heart, You are NOT alone.
May we bring all our burdens, knowing…
There truly is freedom to be found, today.
Read MoreIn a world of celebrities, and pedestals, we often hide away our messes;
Yet through it all, every mess highlights something so much greater than ourselves…
Heavy heart, the shadow proves the sunshine.
May this episode meet to you wherever you are…
I met Dr. Powell during my years of undergrad at Columbia International University, and I can say with confidence that he has impacted many through his 38+ years of faithfully pointing others to Christ despite his open battle with major clinical depression that he has known since birth.
This episode is for all who recognize that they are weak, yet still cries out for more.
Read More"So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.”
- Jesus (John 8:36)
Quotes such as this sounds nice, but where is freedom in the constant moments where our brokenness finds us day after day? On today’s episode, join us as we continue from Epsiode 132 and ask ourselves, what does it mean to be a child of the God of the Universe?
At the end of the day, Jesus, there is no one that wants to make things right more than You...
May we, Your children, experience the Freedom that we long and thirst for.
Read MoreJune 2011, on the floor of my bedroom, my life changed forever…
10 years later? I’m just as overwhelmed and overcome as in that moment.
Heavy heart, Jesus is so much more than what we can wrap our heads around…
This how I met Jesus.
Read MoreWhen we don’t know what’s going on…
When our emotions and thoughts are deceptive…
When our senses fail us…
When we feel at the end of our rope…
All feelings are valid, yet feelings are temporary.
And at the end of the day…
our emotions are just sensory.
Heavy heart, there is a Truth that goes beyond our senses.
Read MoreWords can’t express how much social media has changed the way we live our lives. In our attempts to express ourselves, often we take on the role of the “director” of the narrative of our life… cropping and editing each moment so that it aligns with what we desire our lives to look like. At the end of the day, is there a greater purpose & importance to the moments of life that we may deem unsharable?
Heavy heart, every moment matters…
even those that we hide away and refuse to show.
For those who desire to look past themselves, in order to see the true freedom that is longed for...
Read MoreRegardless of where today finds you, each and every one of us will go through the different seasons of life aware, or unaware… prepared, or unprepared… rejoicing, or lamenting. In the moments where we feel insufficient to address the changes that life brings, is there anything consistent to be found?
Heavy heart, in every season, in every change, in every transition, there is an Anchor that still holds…
May we find a strength beyond our own.
Sometimes the book of Revelation can be so overwhelming that it is avoided; however, there is so much in what John writes in the book of Revelation that brings clarity to our day to day life in light of eternity. Back in 2013, I heard sermon by the pastor Judah Smith entitled “Keep It Clear”. As of 2021, I can not find this sermon anywhere on the internet… yet thankfully, one of my old iPods preserved the audio to this message. May this message grip your heart as it did mine those many years ago.
Jesus. In the chaos and confusion, help us keep it clear.
“We can be a good person and still be outside of what God wants us to do.”
- Karen Blanchard
In John 10:10, Jesus speaks about the abundant life that only be found in Him… yet so often it can feel like there is a disconnect between the promises of Scripture, and the reality of our lives. No matter who you are, if you desire love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, or faithfulness, and are tired of striving… and striving… and striving… this episode is for you.
Heavy heart, you are NOT alone…
… Holy Spirit, help us not fight You.
Heavy heart, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! You were made for so much MORE then all of this!!!
Read MoreEach day greets us with various needs, longings and anxieties that will find us no matter where we are. When we are so desperate for a solution to the many needs, longings and anxieties that weigh heavy on our heart and mind… we can often fail to see the things that really matter and where our provision is found.
Heavy heart, our need point towards a King and a Kingdom beyond our own…
Your needs are seen. Your needs matter.
May our desperation lift our hands to something so much greater…
Someone so much stronger than all of this.
Read MoreTime is deceptive… for it’s so easy to believe that we have plenty of it, until we don’t. No matter who we are, or what we do, death will catch up to us all… however, is there a way to truly make the most out of the time that has been gifted to us? Is there more to life than chasing pleasures or the fleeting trappings of success, fame, wealth, or accomplishments?
Heavy heart, there is so much more than this.
Every breath is a gift….
Every breath is a chance.
Each day, we encounter hurt, heartbreaks, insecurities, and fears…
In our fear? We fight.
In the fight? We doubt.
In our doubt? We run.
We all long to have a confidence that our days & pursuits are not in vain.
May we not run away from our Creator, Savior, and Sustainer…
Heavy heart, may we not settle for less than complete confidence in the One who holds all of days.
As humans, we struggle with change... and often, we spend our days trying to relive our yesterdays or fantasizing over what changes tomorrow may bring. When we find ourselves stuck between the days gone by, and what lies over the horizon of our tomorrows, how can we be present and embrace everything that today brings..?
Heavy heart, we can’t sing a new song if we are holding onto old notes…
May we be present, here, now knowing that our God is present, here, now.
