It’s sunny, very windy and 80 degrees in Fayetteville, Arkansas today. But 7 years 8 months and 3 weeks ago, it was a different story. A severe ice storm had just hit. Trees were down and power was out all across Northwest Arkansas. Lots of trees were lost in that storm. Trees that did survive […]
As Americans, or maybe it’s just as humans, we like choices. We enjoy going out to eat, opening the menu and getting to decide what we want to eat. We get to decide whether we want soup or a salad and what kind. We can choose a baked potato, french fries or no potato at […]
Imagine you have the chance to go back in time to have a talk with the younger you. And let’s say you get to visit yourself at different stages of your life. How do you think those talks would go? If you could visit the toddler you, maybe you’d mostly observe and marvel at the […]
In John 5, Jesus asks a man who’s been lame for 38 years, “Would you like to get well?” It’s a “yes” or “no” question. Either the man wants to be well or he doesn’t. But that’s not how he answers. He begins to explain to Jesus “why” he can’t be healed. That wasn’t the […]
Do you have a favorite day of the year? Your birthday? Valentine’s Day? Your anniversary? Thanksgiving or Christmas? The opening day of deer season? My favorite day of the year is December 23rd. Why December 23rd? It’s because of the anticipation. It’s all those magical moments leading up to being together as a family and […]
“You should give people more than one day.” Robyn was talking about an email I sent about the pre-sale for my new video course. Her suggestion was to make the pre-sale three days, not one. “Some people didn’t open their email until last night or maybe they haven’t opened it yet.” Huh. Maybe I should […]