Ragamuffin Soul

I knew it wasn’t just a pebble… Los

Dear Modern Day Church Structure… There are people who do not fit in your systems. There are people who do not fit in your structures. There are people who don’t fit inside terms like greeter, worship, hospitality, teacher, small group, youth, missions, ect. Your herding of spiritual giftings into certain ministry barns is diluting the [...]

Pitfall. One man. Never died. Every time. I spent way too much time on this as a child. And this gold plated 2600 is amazing… If you could have one thing gold plated from your childhood… What would it be? Los

Sometimes you just don’t feel like being in the picture. And when this feeling comes over you… Please feel free to let the world know. Because if there is one thing I have learned from my kids… It is that living authentically, no matter the cost, no matter the looks you receive from those standing [...]

This is just too good. Los

When things like this happen my heart hurts. Not maybe for the same reasons most do. Most people react with some sort of pity for the girl or guy who lost their way and ended up a statistic. My heart does hurt for them. But I feel more hurt for those who use sadness like [...]

Photographer Ezra Shaw captured unique images of diver’s contorted faces during the Men’s 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. Remember…It’s not how you look while you get there… It’s just getting there that counts… Which face [...]

“I just can’t go to that church.  It’s so full of emotional manipulation.” I hear this all the time.  I want to look them square in the eye and say that it’s no worse that their churches intellectual manipulation. And I also believe that the word “manipulation” is thrown around too loosely. Here’s the deal. [...]

Caption Please… Los

Butterflies. Free. Wind. Glide. Flutter. Beauty. Spirit. Flow. Color. But pluck those wings off those bad boys and all you have left is a nasty looking bug that you would step on in a heartbeat if it crawled close to your picnic lunch. It’s amazing what a set of wings will do huh? My kids [...]