I am often a thankless person. I can spend an entire day in a mindset that hesitates to find gratitude. I think it’s called a bad attitude. I can also get so hyper busy trying...
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I spoke at a young adult ministry recently and was moved by a young woman I met there. I had been asked to talk about sex and forgiveness that night. I let the guys in...
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At a church one Sunday, it was like I was pierced right between the eyes, and the sermon hadn't even started. I was standing there with friends “worshipping” when a man I know and his...
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The days are about to get darker, shorter, and rainier. I am a firm believer in having a pre-conversation before we are head-over-heels in hate with what is about to go down. So let’s talk...
Read MoreI attended my first Collide event in the fall of 2013. This spring I attended my 5th. I can barely believe the way God has moved in my life in the months in between. Much...
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Are you feeling distant in your relationship with God? With your spouse? A friend? Your kids? This is a helpful list to walk through and as you do be asking yourself which of these resonate...
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So the football season just ended for my son’s team. They won county champs and I feel like a character in Friday Night Lights, though I am not sure I like the role casted me....
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Sometimes, you come home from an epic vacation road tripping 3,200 miles to Disneyland and all hell breaks loose. Or maybe not hell, but hell’s companions come to say hello. The first night we returned,...
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Sometimes people send people my way. I am not sure why. I'm not a counselor. I'm not a pastor. I'm not even halfway interesting. I think it's because I am willing and i am free....
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I met Melissa this year on the playground at my kids' school. She walked up to me and said she had heard about Collide and wanted to come. She was sweet and kind and we...
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