A girl named trust
Comedian Jim Gaffigan has a joke he tells about having his fifth child: "If you want to know what it's like to have a fifth kid, imagine you are drowning....and someone hands you a baby." That's how my wife and I felt when we got the phone call letting us know that our adopted daughter had a sister. We already had a daughter who just turned two and twins who had just turned one [...]
10 uncomfortable things you should do every day
There is a famous quote that is usually attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt that encourages everyone to “do one thing every day that scares you.” I like that idea. It’s the idea that growth and character lie outside your comfort zone. The truth is if you don't build your life, [...]
How to get up at 4 a.m. every day
Getting up at 4 a.m. is all the rage. That didn't used to be the case, but Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg started sharing their early morning workout experiences on Instagram and getting up early suddenly became cool. Before that I would bet most people didn't even know 4 [...]
13 things to stop doing by the time you are 30
When I turned thirty (several years ago) I made some decisions about some things I no longer wanted to do. I don't know why, but thirty was a turning point for me. I decided there were some things I no longer wanted in my life. I think some of [...]
Comfortable Christians make Jesus sick
I was in Memphis last month when a lady overheard me talking to a couple of my brothers in a restaurant. Upon finding out that I was a Christian who was living in California she asked me, "What are you doing out there?" in an accusatory tone. She seemed [...]
What to do while you are waiting for everything you’ve ever wanted
People sometimes look at me and think I have everything. Maybe not financially, but at least relationally. People see that I live in Los Angeles and have a wonderful wife and three great kids and they think I have everything I've ever wanted. And it's true that I have [...]
4 reasons we chose to adopt before having biological children
Most of my loyal readers know that my wife and I began taking foster care and adoption classes a month after we got married. I've shared how we both knew we were eventually going to adopt and we figured we should go ahead and get the process started, thinking [...]