Though I wasn’t the greatest academic student of it, I've always really loved science. I was awful at remembering the periodic table or doing well on written exams in school, but I loved learning about the world around me (still do). Much of that love had to do with observation. One of the things that … Continue reading The Gift of Presence
Are you familiar with this thing called “imposter syndrome?” Well, sometimes I feel like I’ve lived it. Many times in my ministry and music industry career I’ve been asked to do something, or somehow found myself doing something, where I stopped and thought to myself, “How did I get here? Who thinks I’m qualified for … Continue reading The Dreaded Imposter Syndrome
Some of us are better at reading maps than others. For those of us who remember a printed map spread across the dashboard or the trunk of the car, navigating across town or across the country was an adventure in itself. And just like those maps, life comes with its own set of directions, whether … Continue reading Walking in His Way
Remember a time when you were younger and you received some sort of remarkable news? Maybe it was a new toy, a family vacation, a report card filled with A’s, or the arrival of a puppy or a game console you’d been dreaming of. Whatever it was, it sparked a fire within you, a desire … Continue reading Joy You Can’t Contain
Have you ever watched someone in the middle of a game, or a job, or even just a moment of decision, and thought to yourself, "I would have done that differently?" There's something deeply human in that instinct. We see ourselves in other people's situations, and we quietly run our own version of what we'd … Continue reading Walk a Mile
If someone asked you what you’ve done recently that really matters, you might have to stop and think for a second. Some of the most important things happening in our lives don’t feel important while they’re happening. I recently asked several of my Music Business majors here at Lee University to name something they’ve been … Continue reading The Stone Is Moving
There are times when I find myself quietly observing people, watching how different personalities respond to the world around them. I often wonder what it must have been like to live in other time periods, in other cultures, where what seemed normal to one group of people might have appeared quite strange to another. Yet … Continue reading Look at God
I believe we’ve all done it, in some way, at one time or another in our lives. We’ve looked over the fence at the proverbial amazing “green grass” of someone across that fence and wished we could be where they are or have what they have. Maybe it was someone’s career, their family, their peace, … Continue reading Green Grass in God’s Time
Have you heard the phrase, “Ignorance is bliss”? There’s also the phrase, “You don’t know what you don’t know.” Both are true, I suppose, to an extent. Not asking questions about something you don’t understand is a way to skirt what actually could be facts. Ignorance is bliss when our area of influence is only … Continue reading When God Speaks
Due to the paths God has allowed my career to take in the Christian music industry, I’ve had the privilege of partnering with some truly amazing, God-fearing, and creatively gifted people and ministries. To many outside the industry, these individuals might seem almost untouchable, superhuman, even. My students often can’t believe I’ve met and worked … Continue reading Echoes of Eden
