How do you define success?

How do you define success?

“Success is the continuing achievement of becoming the person God wants you to be and accomplishing the goals God has helped you set.” -Charles Stanley What image comes to mind when you think about success?  Perhaps it is the image of climber finally...
Stop Drifting

Stop Drifting

The Stalnecker family recently got a new puppy named Zeke.  This puppy is nine months old and already weighs about seventy pounds, but he is a puppy nonetheless. Since he has a tendency to knock both things and small children over because of his size, we have been...
You won’t make it!

You won’t make it!

The picture below is of a sign on the Kalalau trail on Kauai, Hawaii. This is a beautiful trail that provides an unbelievable view of the Napoli Coast. I took this picture last year while my wife and I were hiking to the beach at the end of the  trails first leg.  The...
An eternal purpose

An eternal purpose

We all want to live for something that matters. I believe that even though the fast pace of life tends to keep us from thinking too much about the things that “really” matter, in our clearer moments we all know that we have finite opportunities to really...
The restorer of paths to dwell in

The restorer of paths to dwell in

It is no secret that we live in a broken world. We live in a world where broken families, broken relationships and even broken churches abound.  Whether it is simply the pressures of life, the disappointment of expectations unmet or the sin that afflicts us all,...