Life is filled with special moments and revelations. Images that burn themselves into our hearts and stick with us through the years. The 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour season provided one of those moments for me. I’ve shared this story before, but as I was sitting at the keys today reflecting, I wanted to…
Something is really bothering me. I’ve been toying with what to say about this issue for a long time, because I know that I don’t fall on the side of the majority. I know that stating my view on this is likely to cause me to lose the respect of some, and is certain to…
Last week we finally got to check off something that is on every Disneyphile’s bucket-list, a visit to Disneyland Park in Anaheim. It was amazing. We got to walk in Walt’s footsteps down Main Street, U.S.A. We were able to see the bench that Walt sat on when he ‘dreamed up’ this magical place while…
I am not the overly adventurous type. While you may see me riding roller coasters or eating sushi…you probably will not see me jumping from a plane, dangling from a rubber band or walking on a wire over Niagara Falls. But I definitely enjoy living vicariously through watching others walk the wire. A while back…
If you have ever done much travelling by yourself, you likely know how lonely and isolated it can get once the ‘newness’ of traveling wears off. You find yourself around thousands of other travelers in and out of airports, yet you are all by yourself. When funny things happen, there is no one to share…
Last week, I experienced for the first time what it felt like to tighten down a harness, flip the switches and go racing. Highland Rim Speedway, a small 1/3 mile track just north of Nashville, invited me to race in their Faster Pastor race. Since I had planned on being home last weekend despite our…
A few weeks ago I was struggling with a direction for a chapel/devotional for our race at Caraway Speedway. As I sat in front of my blank Word document, I would start typing, and then wipe the whole document out only to begin typing again. I struggled because I felt God leading me…
Even as we grow up, there are just some things we never outgrow. For me, there are two things, Disney and LEGO’s. Thankfully, through my children, I never have to grow up! One of my favorite things to do in my free time is to build LEGO’s with Micah, our 5 year old….
Our ‘other church’ is an interesting church. It could be defined as nomadic and unpredictable. Dangerous and fast-paced. Outspoken and competitive. Sometimes our church gathers for a short service, more often ‘church’ happens in groups of two or three next to idling engines, stacks of tires, crock pots and grills. By many American church standards,…
I’ve been thinking a lot about what it is like to be compelled by God to a mission or a task that is infinitely bigger than we are. All around us we see the injustices of the world. We see the brokenness and the heartache on the faces of our friends, our neighbors, and the strangers…
