If you took a moment to step back and think hard about the past seasons of your life, I bet you’d see a common trend. You’d probably notice what I’ve noticed about each season of my life. In either good times or bad times each season had a unique rhythm. When I was...
“Saddle up your horses; we’ve got a trail to blaze. Through the wild blue yonder of God’s amazing grace.” These are the epic opening lyrics to the corny Steven Curtis Chapman song entitled “The Great Adventure.” It’s cheesy and full of over-the-top backup...
A few weeks ago I gave a speech at the Rewired Men’s Conference. It was one of the toughest talks I’ve ever given. It wasn’t the crowd that had me nervous or the fact that my dad was filming me from with his phone from the front row. What made it...
Recently I heard a counselor tell someone at one of Hope is Alive’s – Finding Hope classes say, “Everyone will relapse, but no one ever has to take another drink or do another drug.” The more I pondered this, the more it made real good sense, but not only...
Yesterday was a big day for me. I had the great privilege of speaking at the Baptist General Convention Pastors’ Conference. Yes, you read that right. Me, the drug addict, divorced, depressed, liar, cheater, and thief spoke to over 300 pastors from all across the...
Have you ever experienced true brokenness? A moment when your soul just feels empty and nothing in the world can fill it? For some men, brokenness may sound a little sissified, for some woman maybe a little too vulnerable. But true brokenness is beautiful. And I...
