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  • Doing some Soul-Searching?

    Many of us in our mid to late 20's (and older) may remember the movie, "The Never Ending Story." It was a classic where these kids saved this dream world by riding around on a giant flying dog whose ears flapped in the …

  • I grew up in a very traditional church where God was highly exalted and approached at all times with a sense of awe, majesty, and a high sense of sacredness. Nothing wrong with that. However, over the years, I got t…

  • I've Been Found Out!

    I was quite troubled this morning as I sat on a couch at church. I've been progressing towards serving others as a life coach for burned out and frustrated Christians, of which, I believe, there are quite a few. I al…

  • What Do You Think About This?

    Here's some of my story and how I have found God to be in my life... Growing up, I had the impression that God was "way up there" and didn't really want to get too close to us on this side of eternity. I had the belief …

  • Ever felt betrayed?

    Betrayal is one of those feelings that can eat you alive and can leave seemingly permanent scars on your heart. Many people that I know have felt betrayed by their primary relationships, fathers in particular. Others …

  • Sinners in the Hands of a Really Cool God

    All of my life, I think I have been plagued by this visual picture of "Sinners in the hands of an angry God." I think sometime, around 10th or 11th grade I was supposed to read that sermon by what's his name...I think…

  • What is love?

    This past weekend, I attended my first wedding for the summer. It was really sweet and very small and intimate. During the ceremony, the preacher, in a robotic tone of voice, read out his dissertation on love. Now, …

  • Lil' Ole Me

    Over the years that my church has been in downtown Asheville, about eight years or so, we have ministered to this homeless guy whose name was Little Tennessee. On the few occasions that he was sober, he was just a norma…

  • Feeling like a failure?

    "Everyday I go to bed feeling like a failure" I haven't been able to get this comment out of my head, and lots of times out of my heart. A lot of us carry a sign, it hangs over our head that says "not good enough." …

  • Ever been frustrated?

    Sometimes I feel very frustrated with life, mainly because it doesn't add up to what I think it should be. Oftentimes life doesn't meet my expectations. Rarely do I meet my own expectations, and to be honest, it's a st…