faith matters

The King’s Company: Who’s Got the Hook Up?

You ever noticed how everybody seems to know somebody that “can help you with that. Let me just give them a call for you. Don’t worry, I’ll hook you up.” These days everybody seems to need a hook up, want a hook up, or have a hook up. Have you ever wondered what all that [...]

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Humpty Dumpty Scattered and Broken. Not Me!

FOCUS (mind control)

Do you remember the nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty? It went something like this . . . Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, all the King’s horses and all the King’s men couldn’t put Humpty back together again He was an egg, and when eggs fall apart it seems [...]

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How Did I Get Here? . . . & Tips on Learning How to Hunt for Pearls

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

We traveled a-lot when I was growing up and for a season we stayed in Jacksonville, Florida near the water. Every evening my sisters and I would build sand castles, create shared adventures within our mind, and search out clams fully expecting to find pearls on the inside. We seemed to never tire of the [...]

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Grown Up Dreams = Growing Pains

FAITH (heart condition)

I used to imagine myself rounding the track, handing the baton off to Flo Jo (Florence Griffith-Joyner) herself and catching my breathe while she ran the last leg of the 4 by 400 in the Olympics. In my memory I couldn’t hear the sound of the crowd over my own excitement of just being on [...]

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Club FAITH: Work It Out Ya’ll

FAITH (heart condition)

CLUB FITNESS (that’s my gym) We pay all this money to join these health clubs. We make these plans to work our way into a bikini (or whatever you’re trying to wear with your Christian-self) and oftentimes after the excitement of the first month our commitment to the “almighty” gym begins to fade. So we [...]

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When Moments of Faith Turn Into Moments Of Fear

FAITH (heart condition)

You used to be so strong, so focused, so sure. Remember that, remember when you were fearless and unafraid of your future and your dreams, no matter how big they were. It was before: 1). It was before your heart was broken more than you could handle. 2). It was before you came up with [...]

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Cycle of Faith: For Those Times When You Think You Should Be OK But You’re Not

FAITH (heart condition)

There seems to be this cycle that circles my life. I learn to trust God for one dream, and then it’s time to trust Him for another. Yes, it’s a cycle of faith. Like the time I wanted to go to Europe, and I was so broke. Long story short God made it happened, just [...]