Lifepoint Church

I have been quite fortunate to be mentored by some fantastic people.  They have invested in me in ways that have helped me be more effective and productive in a variety of areas.  I think at every stage of life we need others pouring into our lives, helping us stretch, grow, and gain a greater [...]

Now it seems like I was just a boy then, but by law I had been a “man” registered for the selective service for seven years.  I was twenty-five, married, and looking for insight.  It was on the banks of the mighty Ohio River that I found myself sitting on the sun porch of Carl [...]

It was the first semester of my second year of college and I found myself in Faculty Hall, Room 123 (if memory serves me correctly).  This is the room that you would have to visit to discuss the “financial investment” you would be making into your education.  Allow me to be very clear: I had [...]

As a teenager, I was a bit wayward one might say.  I didn’t have a great sense of direction for my life until I finally engaged a relationship with Jesus Christ sincerely, which happened in January of my senior year of high school.  It was commonplace for me to be rude and self-serving as well [...]

My Grandfather taught me that life is comprised of many small and what may seem like insignificant details, but that it’s the little things that are sometimes the most valuable. In my eyes Emile Deruy was a giant of man, but in reality he was about 5’9” and 200 lbs.  It wasn’t his physical stature [...]

I’m going to be writing about lessons I’ve learned and reflecting a bit on the people helped teach me those lessons.  There won’t be a real order to the importance of the lessons or “pecking” order of who helped me understand the value of the lesson. Why would I write about this?  For a couple [...]

When your failure defines you, you’re defeated; when your failure refines you, you’re better equipped…I want my failures to refine me.   Recently, I heard author John Maxwell of Failing Forward talking about why he chose to write a book bearing that title.  He said, “I chose to write the book because everyone fails, so [...]