Distractions

I’m currently reading a book called Shot Ready by Stephen Curry. Yes, it’s a basketball book.Yes, I’m not an athlete.Yes, it’s outside my wheelhouse—and that’s exactly the point. Steph isn’t just a generational shooter; he’s a leader—on the court and off it. And when I want to grow as a leader, I’m always curious about what makes other […]

The King Who Bowed and Didn’t Know It

Daniel 3:24–30 Three men are being thrown into a furnace. Not because they were violent.Not because they started a revolt. But because they broke the law. The king built a statue.Music played.The command was official. When the sound hits, you bow. It wasn’t optional.It was policy. Everyone complied. Everyone—except three. So the fire is lit.The heat […]

But If Not

There is a set of questions that never really goes away. Why this miracleand not that one? Why this healingand not that hospital room? Why does God step in—and sometimes… not? And if we’re honest, beneath the theology and the polite language, there are sharper questions hiding underneath it all: Why does He help others but not me?Does He care? (Like I do?)Did God just […]

Fear That Helps: Parenting

Daniel 1:10 We talk a lot about fear in parenting—and usually in a negative way. We warn our kids not to be afraid.We tell them fear is unhealthy, paralyzing, irrational.And most of the time, that’s true. But not all fear is bad. In Daniel 1:10, we’re introduced to a kind of fear that is reasonable, and productive. […]

THE POSSUM CHRONICLES CHRISTMAS EDITION (2025 UPDATED VERSION)

December 22nd, 6:15 PM A host of possums positioned themselves atop the barn—looking, gazing, squinting, hypothesizing about the road below. The road, which until moments ago had been just a road, now glowed. Small lights.Many of them.Too many. “Look—there’s another one!” (Havsum) “And another…” (Daresum) “What are those lights, Grissum?” (Jensum) Grissum narrowed his eyes. “Don’t know. […]

Tick Tock

Tick Tock. Tick Tock.Tick Tock. Tick Tock.Tick Tock. Tick Tock.Tick Tock. Tick Tock. Time passes so slowly when we’re young. We don’t realize it then. Christmas feels forever away. Birthdays take ages to arrive. School years drag on, vacations seem impossibly distant, and everything ahead of us feels stretched out, unhurried. Days are long. Years […]