Everything You Ever Want To Do For God...

I heard Dan Baumann share this quote a while back and it's really stuck with me.  

"Everything you ever want to do for God, should be the natural overflow of intimacy WITH God."  

Engage:  What are your thoughts on that quote?  How does it apply to your own life?  Share with us in the comments.  

5 Driving Tips

This was one of my cars which I sold in 2008 found out just got totaled a couple years after I sold it.

We've driven around 1300 miles so far on our road trip and we've still got 2.5 months to go!  Since we're spending so much time on the road, here are some tips I wish I could share with every driver.  

Leader Surround Yourself With People NOT Like You

I hung out with an old friend, Chris Bell recently.  He said that he really liked my leadership blog posts.  He's the first person who's said that, so here's another...

A Lesson In Aloha

Shakka's up!  A photographer behind me yelled this and I snapped this photo at the 2012 Honolulu Color run.

I guess I'm missing Hawaii a bit... so here's a post about Hawaii.  It was like a scene out of a movie, but it would have ended much differently on the east coast...

Today I'm Guest Posting On Aaron Reinard's Blog

Happy Monday from 28 degree Russell, PA.  

Today I wrote a guest blog post for my friend Aaron Reinard.  It's entitled "Be Ready To Start Often."  

You can read it by clicking here.

Feel free to share any comments you have over on his blog! 

Honoring A Service Man On the Airplane

A view from inside one of our planes on our 2010 Africa trip.  

Our last flight back to the mainland from Hawaii, was from Phoenix to Pittsburg.  Jess and I were not seated next to one another.  The flight was full, so as we boarded, I asked a young man (it's funny to call someone a young man, he looked to be about 18-19) in a military uniform if he'd be willing to switch seats with me...  

2013 A Year Where I Want To Value What I Say I Value

Bringing in the New Year with Jess' grandma, mom and step dad.  

Happy 2013 friends!  This year I want to really value what I say I value...

The Best and Most Provocative Christmas Blog Post I've Seen

A friend of mine posted a pretty awesome, interesting, and semi controversial blog post about Christmas.  I thought it was worth sharing here.

Click here to read it.  Hens and Thoughts For Christmas

Engage:  Leave your thoughts and comments on her blog, I'll check them over there

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from us to YOU!  

Most Popular Posts of 2012

Engage: Did you have an awesome Christmas this year?  Share with us your most memorable moment in the comments.  

Goodbye Hawaii, Hello Mainland

This is a tentative map of our travels while on the mainland.  We'll also be making a stop in Toronto too. 

We're back on the mainland now... here's some thoughts that I had before I left Hawaii...

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Do You Shop Online? Here's An Easy Way To Help Us Out

If you're doing some online shopping this year on Amazon, here's an easy way to help us out...

Busy Busy Busy

Some samples of Friday's photography.  Very different shoots but both a lot of fun.  

We are wrapping things up here in Hawaii.  In two weeks we will be freezing our butts off in Ohio... 

Bye Bye Guitar

My guitar shortly before leading worship on Monday.

The above photo is a photo of my guitar... or should I say, was my guitar...

Butterfly Effect, Murder, We're All Responsible

Yes I realize this is not a butterfly.  It's a snail that I saw on the path during my morning walk.  

Reconnecting with old friends the other weekend, I heard about a girl that went to our high school that was murdered...