Worshiply

My oldest daughter Avery has a request. She does not understand why there are kids around the world that do not have food to eat, medical care, or access to education.  Her five-year-old mind doesn’t fully comprehend that our family can’t help every child, but she is truly bothered that there are hungry kids in [...]

No hope. Every plan failed. Broken hearts and weeping eyes. The fear of “what now?” terrorizing even the strongest of his followers. Jesus body in the tomb was a real way to see defeat and every dream shattered. Then hope shines brighter than the noon-day sun. Christ is no longer held by death, but he [...]

Sunday afternoon is perfect. When I walk off the stage on Sunday morning it as if the sun goes down on my week. The week is finally over. When I get home laziness overwhelms me and my body longs for a couch and a remote and my eyes begin to shut. Yesterday my cousin and [...]

If you breath oxygen, chances are you struggle with anger and frustration at times. You might be fine one minute and the next you want to rip someones head off.  Or you might be a passive aggressive person who smiles and acts like everything is OK, but inside you are boiling with strong opinions and frustration that [...]

[Photo: Andrew] Knocking on your neighbors door at midnight for a cup of sugar is not advisable. But Jesus tells a story of a man, we will call him Bill, who went to his friend’s house for bread at midnight.  The friend, whom we will refer to as Jake, was in bed  and so was [...]

[Image: Cavin] Most of us seek to be great.  God just wants us to be useful. We define greatness by those with a lot of exposure - the ones who have record deals, book deals, and  lead worship at big churches. God defines greatness by those who are useful – the ones who follow where he leads [...]

[Image: Beverly & Pack] I have a great friend who has spent the last 3 years in law school.  He does not have grand visions of being a well-payed trial lawyer – he wants to serve the Kingdom of God in the area of Justice.  He picked up his family, moved states, and jumped into an [...]

“The Minter family never gives up,” is an axiom that is often repeated in our house.  Apparently it is being heard….. I love this video because it reminds me to never give up no matter how many times I fall. I am not talking about being stubborn, bull-headed, or inflexible – that is a result [...]

This week in two situations, I was stuck. I had called, emailed multiple times, tried to connect with mutual friends for wisdom on how to proceed, and strategized with my wife on what do next.  All of that, and I still hadn’t heard back.  So frustrating.  More frustrating than not hearing back was that I [...]

The hardest thing you will ever do is not start a business, start a church, run a marathon, get through a rocky period in your marriage, etc…… The hardest thing you will ever do is surrender your life and let the Lord have total control. Don’t fool yourself. It is a daily battle. The one [...]