Scrambled Eggs & Corn Flakes

Every morning, I look at the face in the mirror staring back at me. Maybe a new wrinkle, a new gray hair in the beard, perhaps another inch where my hairline has creeped further up in its race to meet the bald spot on the other side. Sometimes the face looks blurry, especially when I am not wearing my glasses. Getting older. We all face it. The hands of time slow down for no one. If you're not blessed with great genetics or have the money for plastic surgery we will all experience the effects of time and aging in our lives. For me, it has been watching the inevitable climb of my hairline up my head since my mid-20's. Being a heavy metal fan with long hair, it got discouraging watching my hair slowly go away. As time has gone by, I decided to shave my head down and not be a comb over guy. Later, being diagnosed with diabetes and needing glasses help to reinforce that, yes, I am getting older. Looking in the mirror will sometimes do that. There is sometimes dread, I have noti...

Several months ago, I was watching a video of a friend of mine from my Intervarsity days speaking at the Urbana conference. He spoke on the prodigal son story and it was a very powerful message that he gave. I love when I re-read or see a talk on something I may have known like the back of my hand and gather some new morsel I was unaware of. I found out some information about Sriram that I didn't know before regarding his background. But, the main thing I took from his talk was how dynamic and passionate he was. He kept my attention throughout the talk and you could feel his passion radiate even through the computer screen. This just wasn't words to him, this was vitally important. This was a message as important as life and death. Maybe, because it was. We, as people, can easily ferret out when someone doesn't believe what they say. They are insincere and their energy level may not equate with the message they are giving. But, if the person really believes the message t...

A compass is an instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction relative to the geographic "cardinal directions" or "points". Usually these directions are north, south, east, and west. This gives us a general idea of where we are going. Everyone should know what a compass looks like. A round object with the letters N, S, E, and W signifying the directions. Today, with GPS and other technologies, the compass may be less known today. Several years ago, I was writing in my journal when the thought of compasses and how they applied to the Christian life. More specifically, the directional points N, E, S, and W on the dial. That as our lives become more Christ-centered that our reactions would take us outward to different points. More like the ripples of water echoing outward in all directions from a central point. Pondering this, I came up with four points to the Christian life (I am sure there are more). But, these resonated with me and tied out...

"A lot of people remember my last match, they can remember what I wore, what moves I made and who won, they know everything about me, but they don't know me. In many ways that is how we as Christians are, we know everything about God... but we don't know Him" - Ted DiBiase, former professional wrestler & current minister. Founded Heart of David Ministry. I am a big professional wrestling fan. Have been since I was thirteen years old. I own several DVD's, own several biographies, gone to several house shows, and have even had photo ops with some wrestlers. It's one of my guilty pleasures. I've even managed to convince (some might say brainwashed) my wife to get into it. Every Monday evening, we watch it on the USA network. You may say I am a man of culture... then again maybe you won't. Every now and then in my writings, I will make references to the things I enjoy. Comic books, pro wrestling, pro sports, Ohio State, Doctor Who, and other sci-fi ...