Author: Brian

Awakening, defined - an act or moment of becoming suddenly aware of something: the war came as a rude awakening to the hardships of life. - the beginning or rousing of something. A persons life has moments where awakening occurs, yes each morning a person physically wakes up, but internally a spark of thought occurs … Continue reading Awakening →

A young boy was riding his bike home through the alley behind his house, dogs barking and a clicking noise with each turn of the wheels after a long afternoon of adventure. The crew of boys were riding their bikes around the neighborhood after playing hide and seek and tag in the abandoned field. A … Continue reading Imagination and Adventure →

Years ago I had a children's pastor who encouraged us at a Sunday night service to really strive to read the Bible, to focus on the word of God. He encouraged us that there are 31 chapters in the book of Proverbs and if we ever had a time that we didn't know what to … Continue reading Thirty-one →

One thing that brings so much peace and refreshing in my life is to pause near a fire. When I was a kid growing up my favorite part of a weekend camping trip was the fire. The way the flames reach up, the crackling and sizzle of the logs, and the glow of the coals … Continue reading The Fire →

When I was five my family moved from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Once we got here my mom only knew a rural Baptist church culture and Willie George's ministry. So we began going to Church on the move where Willie George was the pastor, and I don't remember the details but … Continue reading I kind of grew up in a Mega Church and don’t know if I should go back or stay at a smaller church →

Merry Christmas, it is a wonderful time of year to pause and reflect on all that we have been given, and all that is yet to come. Even in the moments where our pause is only for a few minutes because of the work and life obligations that we have, even that short moment can … Continue reading Merry Christmas →

I have been able to do so many things in my life because of the relationships that I have built over the years. I have the opportunity February 16th to travel to Vicente Guererro, on the North Western peninsula of Mexico. We will be staying at a YWAM base and building a house for a … Continue reading Mexico Trip February 2019 →

Inward reflection is beneficial, outward expression of the internal provides transparency. People are as real and genuine as you allow them to be. It may be years before we ever grasp all of this. I wish I could tell you what I am talking about, but its better for now that you don't know the … Continue reading Journal Entry →

A few months ago I began working on a back yard deck for a friend of a friend. Things began normally, removing the old deck was easy, and the first weekend beginning the work of the new deck went well. but after weekend three and four, then five it began to weigh on me that … Continue reading When efforts don’t equal the expected reward. →