Mud and Vision   “Perspective.” Confession time…that word used to seriously get on my nerves. “You just need to get the right perspective,” they would say. My skin would crawl......

The True Score   Let’s face it, “truth” is relative. At least it is in much of our society. Everyone has an opinion. And in the name of “freedom,” many......

Beholding   The New Year. There it is. Cyclical. Every year and every moment swinging around to remind and astound me…again. The God of the universe coming down. The One......

Small…but not small “You?” she asked with raised eyebrows. “What could you possibly say to encourage anyone, let alone me?” It was a brutally honest question, unfettered with pleasantries. She......

The Long Game   I am not a patient person. To the people who know me well, this is not a newsflash. The speed that comes naturally for me is......

Stepping Away from the Mic   As a vocalist and worship leader, the semantics of where I stand in front of the microphone has been drilled into me. Through many......

The Art of Remembering The Presence of the Lord is intimate. He sees all of me and smiles anyway. His tenderness, even when I am full of shards and broken......

Stones and Declarations Recently, in my quiet moments with Jesus, I have been reading through the Gospels. I love to read about God with flesh on. How He moved, how......

Missing the Point   Ever wanna know the heart of God? Wanna lean in close and know what He desires for our lives on this feeble fleeting earth? “Teacher, which......

All We Need To Know “I just don’t know how I’m going to hold it all together!” She lamented more to herself than to me. Without a word, I watched......