“Lord, if there is any reason why I shouldn’t have this conversation, I pray you’ll make it clear.  And if I should, I pray you’ll guide my mouth."

"I have the power to change, improve, overcome, and win in Christ Jesus. After all, I am more than a conqueror (cf. Romans 8:37)." 

"I think as the world becomes caught up in a mist of all that it "thinks" is the business of God, we still somehow miss the bold and obvious."

"I believe that there are some relationships in our lives not because they give us what we want.  Rather, they teach us what we need."

​I’m not attempting to advocate pessimism; however, I know that nothing good comes from living like ministry is supposed be perfect.

​So, here’s the question:  if I’m already challenged by my mandatory and very necessary truth, why in the world would I then seek additional and very unnecessary pain, by concerning myself with what EVERYBODY thinks of me?

However, there is a growing notion, that if your past and sadly, even present experiences within America are the opposite of grand... If you, with full knowledge of that truth, begin to express your discontent with YOUR American experience; there is a growing number of people that would then label you as being un-American.

Success is essentially the fulfillment of a purpose or objective. In other words, if a thing does what it ought to do, then the thing is deemed successful.  Therefore, if our chase for success is wrong, then our pursuit for purpose will be also. ​

The Bible reminds us in Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he…”(NKJV)  Hate it or love it, your personal perception can be the tragic or triumphant difference in how you live your life.

While the fans were joyous, a moment of empathy was in order.  Consider this.  A future Hall-of-Famer, poised with the best offensive line he’s ever stood behind, will now have to sit as a rookie would and watch the starter as a rookie should.