Open the Eyes… of my Heart? We often hear the phrase “guard your heart” as a warning of protection and a banner of awareness when allowing ourselves to be accessible to all that life offers. Proverbs 4:23 tells us “Above all else, guard your heart, for...
Stop This Train I was introduced to John Mayer in 2007 by my son. Mayer had just recently released the Continuum album and the lyrics on “Stop This Train” moved me. I was intrigued by how relatable they were. He sings about him being “scared of growing old” and...
Everyday Theology As A.W. Tozer so famously said, “what comes to mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.” As followers of Jesus, our theology isn’t just theory, it’s meant to be put into practice. What we believe about God informs how we...
Happy Belated Birthday Bob My introduction to Bob Marley came during my freshman year in high school. I had heard songs like “No Woman, No Cry” and “Three Little Birds” on the radio, but I had never really dug into his music. Like most people, that introduction was...
Where Are You From? Having just moved to Nashville, it is very common to get into a conversation and within the first 3 minutes the question is asked, “where are you from?” Being the cosmopolitan city that it is, few actually answer with “here,” though I have had the...
Sabbath Sabbath. What comes to your mind when you think of that word? Maybe you recall it as one of the ten commandments, or it sounds like some churchy gibberish that you’ve heard in passing but never quite understood. Wherever you fall on that spectrum, the...
