My Story, The Christian Walk

God’s Intricate Plan: How I Met My Wife

You might be going through a hard time right now. Something might've happened recently that makes no sense to you and you're beginning to wonder if God really does care about you or if he even has an intricate plan for you. Recently, God's blown me away by showing me all the intricate ways he's… Continue reading God’s Intricate Plan: How I Met My Wife

Facing Fear

Press On Toward Your God-Given Dream

If God's called you to do something, then don't give up. EVER! Even when life gets hard. Even when it seems like the goal is impossible or will take fifty years to accomplish. Don't ever give up. I want to encourage you to press on, and I want to do this through sharing how God… Continue reading Press On Toward Your God-Given Dream

The Christian Walk

A Message To Your Aching Heart

I know the pain. You've had a dream for so long, and once again it's starting to slip out of your fingers. You thought it was finally the time to step into that next season. You've probably pleaded with God for years to make this dream a reality and your aching heart just can't deal… Continue reading A Message To Your Aching Heart

The Adventurous Life

How Can We Follow God’s Intricate Plan?

The world is so vast, and we are so small. You could dedicate your life to discovering every nook and cranny, but you'll never finish exploring it all. It's just simply too big, extravagant, complex, intricate, and wondrous. Then step outside of our planet, and you have a universe so enormous it would take thousands… Continue reading How Can We Follow God’s Intricate Plan?

The Adventurous Life, The Christian Walk

What Do You Do If You Think God’s Calling You to Do the Impossible?

There's an ache in your bones. You've held a dream for so long, but you can't decide if this passion is just a childhood fantasy or a god-given dream. Should you step out and do what others say is impossible? Or should you do something more "realistic"? Is abandoning this dream wise or a lack… Continue reading What Do You Do If You Think God’s Calling You to Do the Impossible?

The Christian Walk

3 Areas to Test If You Really Trust God

Do you really trust God? I mean, do you really, really trust God? It's so easy to answer yes to this question, but if we are being honest I think we'd hesitate to answer. In this blog, I want to cover a few areas that we all probably struggle to trust God with. My hope is not… Continue reading 3 Areas to Test If You Really Trust God

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The #3 Reason Why You Don’t Want All Good People to Go to Heaven

In my last two blog posts, I shared the #1 and #2 reasons why you don't want all good people to go to Heaven. If you haven't read those, I'd encourage you to do so. It may seem like it would be great if God just opened the doors for every good persom to enter… Continue reading The #3 Reason Why You Don’t Want All Good People to Go to Heaven

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The #1 Reason Why You Don’t Want All Good People to Go to Heaven

Yes, you read that title right. So many people tell me that they believe good people will go to heaven. As much as I wish this were true, the more I think about this, the more I'm glad it isn't. There are several more reasons beyond just the one I will mention here, but this… Continue reading The #1 Reason Why You Don’t Want All Good People to Go to Heaven

Thrive Stories

Sneak Peek Into My Book “Winter”: Man’s Best Friend

Shamgar held the bow steady. His arrow trained on a bull elk. A big elk with a 4-by-5 point rack. Patience was the key. Mason, Shamgar, and Tom waited in a hole they dug into the snow. The perfect hunting blind. From the elk’s perspective, only Shamgar’s head and shoulders poked above the snow wall.… Continue reading Sneak Peek Into My Book “Winter”: Man’s Best Friend

The Christian Walk

3 Reasons Why Satan Loves Video Games, Movies, and Fiction Books

Let me start by making it very clear that I play video games, I love movies, and I write fiction books. I don't think any of these are inherently bad or evil, but they are a tool. Just like any tool, they can be used for good or bad. Unfortunately, I think for many of… Continue reading 3 Reasons Why Satan Loves Video Games, Movies, and Fiction Books