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Two Steps to Recharging Your Life

As I look forward to this summer at the cabin I decided to repost a blog from the summer of 2012. It describes one of the many times God spoke to me through his breathtaking creation. I hope you enjoy pondering these points again – or perhaps for the first time… I was sitting on the porch of our Colorado cabin …

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A Little Boy, a Big Truck and 3 Lessons about Faith

I can count on one hand the number of people who have profoundly affected my life. Alan Maxwell is one of them.  Alan is a successful businessman, with a huge heart, a generous spirit and a desire to serve God.  When he told me this true story, I knew I had to share it with someone.  Who better than you?  …

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2 Resolutions Concerning 3 Words that Heal the Wounded Heart

After receiving a Gold Medallion Award for my book, Jumper Fables, I sped to the airport to catch a flight home. Tucked under my arm was a plaque engraved with my name commemorating the honor. When the plane leveled off at 35,000 feet, I tipped my seat back to catch up on some sleep and glanced up at the overhead …

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4 Critical Reasons to Not be the Lone Ranger

When I first entered the world of travel and speaking, I was giddy with the fact that I was now in control of my own life.  It was such a rush knowing that I would never have to attend a board meetings or answer answer to any committees again. I took offense when I met a friend at the airport …

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Honesty and Faith

There are two characteristics I admire in people. One is honesty and the other is courageous faith in the midst of challenges of the heart. Sometimes honesty does not accompany declarations of faith because some people believe that honesty in the midst of difficult times is paramount to a lack of faith. However… Faith is not the absence of doubt. …