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Do you Believe?

Sometimes in life there will be a question that will get you thinking to a point that you might not be able to sleep at night. For me, I was watching this movie the other night and one simple question rocked my mind and started to challenge my very existence. In one of the opening…

10 Tips For Better Communication

Over the years, I have had the incredible opportunity to work with countless people and counsel them in the struggles and joys of life. I have learned a few helpful tips on how to communicate better. This list is not exhaustive, and I am sure I could write a book on this, but I hope…

The Relationship Competition

There was a point in my life where I wanted the perfect trophy wife. I think I was extremely patient because I didn’t wish to settle for less than my list of qualities that I created over the years. So when a girl would come around I would say well, she doesn’t have this or…

I Would Like A Relationship To Go Please!

Every Monday I have this tradition with the youth kids from the church. I go and pick them all up, spend time with them, and then on the way to the church right before we get there, there is a Maccas (McDonalds). The tradition is to yell out “WHO WANTS ICECREAM!?” and all the kids…

Stop Playing Games!

Growing up in the secular world I found that the art of relationships was a big game. There were certain things that you were told to do to try and get a girl interested in you. As a boy, I fell into listening to them and attempting to apply them. Each time I would hear…

Are They For Me?

Love can be a scary thing! The idea of emotionally attaching yourself to a person who can choose to either love you back or tear your heart out and stomp it into the ground can be intimidating. That’s the problem: when we allow emotions to get in the way of seeing the facts. We get…

Foundations

Once upon a time there was this kid who was sitting in his living room with his parents watching TV and noticed a big beautiful house on the cliffs over looking the ocean. The little boy looked at it and said “some day I will build my own house on a cliff over looking the…

You are not alone!

I use to have many secrets that I was so ashamed of, that I felt like I was the only person in the world that struggled with those things. How could I claim to be a believer in Jesus Christ and still allow these dirty little secrets be in my life. I just didn’t understand…