Jun 13th, 2009
My friend Jeffrey D Woodard is on a mission to penetrate the darkness that he has seen in Sub-Saharan Africa with the light of love and hope and faith. Jeff is on a mission with a love for the people of Africa. Jeff has personally seen and experienced the injustice of hunger, violence, disease, brokenness, death, [...]
May 19th, 2009
Our names have so much meaning. Our names are important. They are interconnected with our identity. They shape who we become. There is a Veggie Tales story called “A Snoodle’s Tale” about the names that people give us (and our true identity that we can find in God). It is a phenomenal story that is [...]
Apr 14th, 2009
Life is one big transition. – Willie Stargell, Hall of Fame baseball player and coach Stargell’s quote infers the inevitable and perpetual transitions that are both BIG and SMALL. My life has been filled with much transition. Some have been big… and some have been small. Some have been smooth… and some that were much [...]
Mar 31st, 2009
The lead singer from Jack’s Mannequin, Andrew McMahon, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2005. He fought the cancer and is now in remission. He has since established the Dear Jack Foundation that helps fund cancer research, released an album with his band that deals with some of his struggles with cancer, and will [...]
Jan 20th, 2009
It’s no secret to those closest to me that I voted for George W. Bush two times (2000 and 2004)… and then for Barack Obama in 2008. And I am not alone among my generation. There is a great HOPE for our future… but not because of any singular individual… but because it is time [...]