by Mike Crump | Feb 27, 2023 | Featured, Joy
What steals your joy? Seriously stop and consider that question, because it has more significance than you may realize. There seems to be a correlation between our experience of joy and what we value. If we place a high value on wealth, power, or even likes on...
by Mike Crump | Oct 31, 2022 | Christian Life, Featured
“The world is passionately committed to the inconsequential.” -John Piper That quote hit me harder than I expected. Not just because it was so true, but because I was immediately aware of my own bend toward the inconsequential and distracting. Like many, I...
by Mike Crump | May 23, 2022 | Anxiety, Family, Featured, High School, Parenting
I love being a parent. The winding path of my life is filled with the laughter and hugs of my children. Memories often flood my mind of days gone by where my oldest daughter, Emily, was but a child crawling up onto the couch to snuggle near to me. My facebook feed...
by Mike Crump | Apr 18, 2022 | Christian Life, Easter, Featured
Devastating loss. That is what comes to mind when I think about the disciples on Friday and Saturday of Holy Week. In my life, I have experienced pain and disappointment, but never have I had the foundation of my life stripped bare, beaten, and destroyed before my...
by Mike Crump | Feb 7, 2022 | Anxiety, Christian Life, Featured, Love
Self-Love and the World If you have been on social media for any length of time over the last few years you’ve probably seen memes or conversations on “self-love” and/or “self-care”. Many of them look something like this… Sources likes Psychology Today and...
