The thing is, I knew the MRI routine….. I knew the nurse would be calling to confirm my appointment. In fact, I had memorized the script the front desk used so I could answer before they even asked me. But, what I couldn’t prepare or predict was how my mind…

(This is a section from Chapter 1 from my upcoming book “Year One: My Journey from Diagnosis to (Hopeful) Hero” about my journey from MS symptoms through the first of diagnosis with Progressive MS and the campaign to MS remission. You can follow my progress here.) “…there is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself.”

When I was first diagnosed with MS, I thought it would be like what I saw on TV and social media: Balloons, inspirational stories, a book deal…and inspirational montages of me doing workouts with people cheering me on…as I completed another workout I did not expect it be my laying…

The Bible is a book of miracles. Lazarus was brought back from the dead. The blind, leprous, demon-possesed, paralyzed, and more were healed, Jesus rose to death from a crucifixion. But, there are times in the Bible when the miracle doesn’t happen. David’s first son with Bathsheba died….despite …

Every churchgoer knows the story of David. They also know the story of David with Bathsheba. But, the Church rarely talks about what happened after David. Yet, it’s essential that we do….because it shows us the healing power and responsibility of undeserved grace. David’s affair with Bathsheba was wrong on…

The older I get, the more I realize that a lot of the “self-help” and career advice I heard as a younger adult was crap. “Follow your dreams and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Let me know when you find a boss or client that will pay…

When we say someone is “blessed”, we look for evidence of that blessing. We look for someone in good health, plenty of money, and happy family life. We don’t think of someone in prison. Yet that is exactly what happened to Joseph in the Bible. Despite not doing anything wrong…

For my final article in this series that I’m trying out, I wanted to compare two people in the Bible, who you might have not have compared before: Samson and David Both of these men were two strong and bold leaders of Israel. One was a judge, the highest level…

Peter: The Bold Man Who Learned the Boldness of Servant Leadership Peter and Paul are two of the most influential members of the early Christian Church. …