There have been times that my life has been a wreck. Failing marriage and financially broke with a family to provide for. Today, however, by all American measuring sticks, I have a good life. Healthy family, wife of 21 years, two amazing teenage sons, a good career, and so on. I recognize the wealth that... Continue Reading →

All followers of Jesus are sent people. Sent to a people or a place. The link below is a message I shared at Liberty Church - Gulf Breeze. It briefly tells the story of my realization of the people I've been sent to. It's an admission that I feel inadequate and overwhelmed by what God... Continue Reading →

Try this exercise. If you're in the fire service, recall a run or response that carries specific images with it. If you're not in the fire service, just recall a memory that feels heavy or seems to hold on to you. Now, close your eyes. It's there isn't it? Clear. Sometimes it seems more clear... Continue Reading →

I visualize this story with a drill instructor yelling in the face of a young man; some scenario about how, "You're in a bunker! You're buddy next you has been shot and needs medical NOW! Mortar rounds are striking all around you! Everything is shaking! WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO! WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO!".... Continue Reading →

Although I'm sitting on my comfortable couch in my climate controlled home, I can't remember that last time I was this anxious and unsettled. Life is comfortable for me when someone is directing me. When executing a given task, I do well most of the time. That's not where I am now. As the story... Continue Reading →