Stories. Enjoy!

  • Flagged

    “If I think it’s spam, it’s spam. That’s how democracy works. Majority of one.” Sometimes office life makes you petty. Sometimes you act on it.

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  • Liquid Rocket Fuel

    ⚽ Twelve 8-year-olds + 200mg of caffeine + one mortified coach = the best bar story you’ll hear today. Trust us, you want to hear how this ends.

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  • A late-night traffic stop becomes a reminder: storytelling connects us, grounds us, and makes us known. In a world of strangers, our stories are how we find our way home.

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  • Grant’s thoughts about purchasing the Toyota snapped away when the officer softly tapped the driver’s side window. “Hello? Can you roll down the window for me, sir?” Grant didn’t realize the young officer was standing next to his door. The lights were blinding and hypnotizing all at the same time. “Yes, sir. Absolutely.” He quickly

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  • Before I was old enough to read, I told stories. Imagination incubated, spit out into the world through my limited toddler vocabulary. After being taught how to read and write, the magic turned from oral stories to written stories. Now I was writing my own material, reading everything I could to get ideas, even the

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  • Jared and Marie

    Staring right at me, I thought she would start screaming, yelling at the top of her lungs. Before you start in on me, I just want to set the record straight – I didn’t start this argument. No. Really. I didn’t. It wasn’t my fault. But then again, the guilty always have a way of

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  • Beyond the Battlefield

    We scroll through endless battles. Comments sections become war zones. Everyone demands you pick a side. But what if there’s a third option? What if the thing we’re all desperately searching for in our divided world isn’t found in winning arguments or defending positions? Sometimes the most radical choice isn’t choosing Team A or Team…

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  • Love Wins

    I keep messing up with my words. But maybe that’s the point. Love wins when we stop talking and start living it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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  • The person sitting across from me, even if they disagree with me completely? That’s a human being. Flesh and blood. Kirk’s children will grow up without a father. That should break our hearts, regardless of ideology. That’s the America I want. One conversation at a time.

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  • Foam and Blood

    Frank Kellerman watches the con unfold. Thirty years on the force taught him to read setups. Tonight’s different.

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  • Bad Math

    The foam hits my knees. Two linebackers line up their play. Someone’s going down hard tonight—and it ain’t gonna be me. Where’s Jessica?

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  • Frank Kellerman watches the con unfold. Thirty years on the force taught him to read setups. Tonight’s different.

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  • I Didn’t Know

    “I didn’t know” – three words that drive every parent crazy. Until I realized I use them with God too.

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  • Two Hearts, Same Row

    Two people. Same row. Exact same sermon and communion bread. How do they leave with polar opposite experiences of God’s message?

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  • Someone brings you their pain. Do you offer programs or presence? Find out why the answer reveals everything about the leader you are.

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  • Still Showing Up

    We rally well in the beginning. Meals, flowers, promises to be there. Then we disappear. By year two, someone you love faces grief alone while we’ve moved on. There’s a better way to love them.

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