I was visiting a church one Sunday. It was rainy that morning, and on top of that it was the day Daylight Savings Time began. That meant everyone had lost an hour of sleep, so the day was ultra gloomy. The service was relatively full, even with all the elements working against the church, so…
For about two years, I spent about 5-8 hours each week on a website that made no money. I researched information and tweaked the design. I spent my lunch hours and sometimes my evenings trying to figure out how to drive traffic to the sucker and make it a valuable resource. It was part hobby.…
One of my favorite things about blogging is the ability to see how people are finding my blogs. Most statistics programs let you see what people typed into a search engine in order for your website to show up. But sometimes I’m amazed by the results I see. For one, many of the search terms…
It was the fourth quarter in the championship game. The Bulls were gathered around coach, Phil Jackson, trying to figure out how to win this game. Phil looked to Michael Jordan and said, “Obviously, you have to make the shot. We only have a few seconds to make this happen, and I know you’re the…
That’s part of why I’m good at writing. I can see things from different perspectives and identify how they fit together. That’s what God has given me the natural inclination to do. And I’m at my very best when I’m functioning in that role. Sometimes that comes out as writing a book, and sometimes that…
It was the first night of the conference. I’d psyched myself up for this moment for months. The worship portion went perfectly, and now it was time for a game and some emceeing by the team and me. I’d created a really cool piece of equipment for the game. I’d used a device called a…
For a long time, many highways in Texas had a 70 MPH speed limit. I must admit, I always pushed that boundary a bit. Not to incriminate myself, but I’ve heard you can easily get by with 5 over the limit. That of course, doesn’t keep me from slowing down to the correct speed when I…
Remember that game Zelda on the Nintendo? I know there were many sequels, but I’m talking about the original one. Crummy graphics and a rough attempt at a 3-D world. What frustrated me about this game to no end was that it wasn’t a side scroller. You didn’t necessarily know where to go when you first…
I met my friend, Joe Cavazos, about four years ago. We met up for coffee at a Starbucks in Corpus Christi, Texas. And I realized I really liked this guy. Massively talented and a cool guy too. At that time, I still fancied myself a bit of a graphic designer. Working in an area where…
On Sunday, I was in Los Angeles talking to a group of 20/30-somethings about accomplishing a dream. One of the questions we discussed was what the first step should be. And I think that’s really most people’s number one problem with accomplishing a dream. They don’t know where to start. Say you want to write…