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Roller Coaster
I don’t like roller coasters. So much that I managed to avoid them for the first 30 years of my life, with no plans to break the streak. I’d heard…
Making The Sale
On my way home from the 2018 Bahama Buck’s Sno Summit I stop at Tractor Supply to get some dog food. The automatic doors part and standing square in the…
When God Doesn’t Close A Door
A couple days back one of my senior students talked with me about her post-high school plans. Talented and hard working, she’s been accepted to multiple colleges. “That’s great”, I…
It Is What It Is
Are you in the middle of a hard season? Does it feel like you're living with circumstances that have moved in, unpacked, and have no plans to leave? Take a…
A Higher Level Of Known Ignorance
Ever look forward to a moment only to realize the moment isn’t what you thought it would be? May of 1999. The night of my graduation from Phoenix Seminary. I’d…
God Can…So Why Doesn’t He?
God can. So why doesn’t He? During my seminary years I had a cleaning business. All it took was one ad in the Mesa Tribune to get me started. “Thompson…
Brush With Greatness
In the early years of his late night television show, David Letterman went into the studio audience to ask people for stories about their random encounters with famous people. He…
Driving The Road That Took You Away
As we begin 2017, are you in a place you never imagined you'd be? “Hey, Todd. It’s Andy. I’m driving from Austin to San Diego for Christmas. I don’t know…
Testimony
Everyone has a story. Are you telling yours? During my seminary years I had the privilege of serving on staff at First Baptist Church-Tempe. I learned many lessons from senior…
Layers
This word kept popping up in different places the other day. I heard and saw it multiple times. In holiday recipes. In a DIY video about decorating a Christmas tree. In…