http://stuphblog.com My journey on the narrow road Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:41:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Jesus tells us that only a ... http://stuphblog.com/?p=63 Over the last couple of years I have been working in my head what it means to follow the "narrow road". In Matthew 7:14, Jesus said, "But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few will ever find it." I ... http://stuphblog.com/?p=59 I love Thursdays! My 12 year old daughter Kassie and I get to have our "daddy-daughter" date over breakfast every Thursday. A couple of weeks ago, as we were driving to our favorite breakfast spot (Bubbalou's), we were having a conversation about worry. I asked Kassie, do you remember ... http://stuphblog.com/?p=57 As much as I want life to evolve around me. Today I realized it does not! Over the last few weeks I have been asking the question, "what does it mean to deny myself?" In order to follow Christ I need to deny myself, take up my ... http://stuphblog.com/?p=53 What started as a small company initiative at Stuph Clothing has grown to something we never imagined. In April of 2009 I picked up a package of the Kids Against Hunger meal package while I was in Haiti at the Hands and Feet Project. In November 2009, we opened up ... http://stuphblog.com/?p=47 In 24 hours we had 60 volunteers come together http://stuphblog.com/?p=44 This year two words come to mind as I look to set goals. Dependence and Contentment This year I want to be content and completely dependent on God. Interestingly enough these two characteristics are somewhat "childlike" in their origin. Lord, Help me to be childlike in my ways in 2010 http://stuphblog.com/?p=38 Here is a thought. What would it take for YOU to never lose faith in God? I have been chewing on this all day. I have seen so many miracles over the last six months as we have launched our Crazy Love in Action ministry. Our ministry is ... http://stuphblog.com/?p=26 My faith has always had bumps in the road where I lose sight of simplistic nature of how God wants me to trust Him. Every time that I get in these "funks" I usually find my way out after talking to my 11 year old. She is one of the ... http://stuphblog.com/?p=22 Yesterday was a weird day. Since my childhood I have accrued some baggage that makes me look at the world and consequently God in the wrong way. We all have baggage, but if you don't deal with it, you end up having to haul a bunch of things around that ... http://stuphblog.com/?p=21