So how do we allow God to overflow in our lives? How do we balance living in the world and not be influenced by the world?
There is a simple answer. It is not an easy answer, however.
The answer? Be filled with the Spirit.
I point us back to the same passage I wrote about last week. [...]

Have you ever been in a situation where the things you wanted to keep secret seeped out?
Maybe you got mad and said a word you normally don’t say out loud.
Maybe you have always felt a certain way about someone and your real feelings slipped out in a moment of anger.
Maybe the words to a song [...]

If you can only pick one book to read this year – besides the Bible, obviously – THIS is the book! The Shack, by William Young, is a great story that will likely challenge some of your perceptions about God, life, and faith. I don’t want to say much, because I don’t want to take [...]

Have you ever had one of those experiences where you are physically exhausted, but spiritually energized? This past week I had one of those experiences at the National Conference on Youth Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.
From Wednesday, January 2, through Saturday, January 5, I was blessed to be with some of the finest men and women in [...]

This is the time of year when people make New Year’s resolutions.
Some will buy a membership to a fitness club.
Others will pledge to break a bad habit.
According to the article Implementing New Year’s Resolutions by Suzanne van Gils, here are statistics on how we maintain our resolutions throughout the year:

Past the first week: 75%
Past 2 [...]

I printed out the directions from Google Maps. It said 11 hours, 32 minutes. So we left late in the morning with our trip planned out. One long stop for dinner to stretch our legs and a few short stops for lunch and potty breaks.
As we headed south down I-75, it seemed like things would [...]