We Were Made to Make

In Genesis, after God made the earth and mankind, he hands over his masterpiece to Adam and Eve and requests that they not only create, but that they also subdue their lineage and oversee and govern the world around them.  This is God’s first call-to-action for mankind–fill the earth and subdue it. Ever since then, humans (whether they know it or not) have endeavored to complete this divine CTA.

Over the years of being a business owner, I have watched this innate desire take shape in all levels of work in my office and out at our various construction sites. There is a deep human desire to be creative and assertive. There is a great need to rearrange the raw material of God’s creation in such a way that it helps the world in general, and people in particular, thrive and flourish.

Transformed

In my twenties, I was cocky salesman who traveled from port-to-port. I was good at what I did and believed the world owed me some pretty hefty favors. Then one day in walked a blond who somehow changed my life forever. Sounds like the beginning of a joke, but the joke was on me. This blond was the beginning of my own transformation.

How?

It wasn’t her faith… but her lack of faith that suddenly brought God back to mind. I saw first hand what the belief in ‘graceless god’ can do to someone and subsequently how the uncovering of the true Grace of God can absolutely free someone.

The blond is now my wife, Jaclyn. Through her, I got to witness the journey from point A to point Z. I watched as a woman wracked by fear and distrust unraveled the mystery of God’s grace and her transformation eventually became mine. I watched as she finally accepted Christ and how that leap of trust and newfound courage of faith changed every aspect of her. How she talked, how she walked, even how she thought. Grace is truly a game-changer.

Are You the Bible Your Friends Read?

The other day, one of my closest friends mentioned that since I started He’s the Solution, my everyday actions and words have taken on a more ethical and transparent tenor. She said that it wasn’t that I had been dishonest or unethical before, but that I’m more honest and forthright than I was when she […]

Who is Your Emergency Contact?

The other day I was filling out a medical form and it asked me who my emergency contact was. We all have emergency contact people—usually they are a spouse, a family member, a friend, or a neighbor. I put down my wife, Jaclyn, with my parents as close backups. Who I really should have written […]

Pocket-Sized Beliefs

“Far closer to the mark is the observation that the modern world has scrambled things so badly that today we worship our work, we work at our play, and we play at our worship.“ ~ Os Guinness How often does your spirituality come up in everyday conversations? Obviously it doesn’t enter every single human transaction, but […]

Gratitude is Riches, Complaint is Poverty

PSALM 9:1 I WILL GIVE THANKS TO YOU, LORD, WITH ALL MY HEART; I WILL TELL OF ALL YOUR WONDERFUL DEEDS.       I’ve been noticing something lately… the complaining is getting louder and louder. More and more people are taking to the airwaves to express their grievances. I think it’s the political climate and […]

S.T.A.R.T.

ISAIAH 43:18-19 FORGET THE FORMER THINGS; DO NOT DWELL ON THE PAST. SEE, I AM DOING A NEW THING! NOW IT SPRINGS UP; DO YOU NOT PERCEIVE IT? I AM MAKING A WAY IN THE DESERT AND STREAMS IN THE WASTELAND. What I love about the Christian faith is that it is based on the […]