Personally, I am really looking forward to “that” day. I am not sure when that day is going to be, but it will be here before I know it.  And when it does arrive, this is what I’ll do first: I will grab two chairs. Not the uncomfortable, metal constructed, butt-numbing type of chairs. These chairs will be the big overstuffed chairs wrapped in well-worn leather. The type that when you sit down the chair conforms to your body. I will pull out my methodically constructed list an

The slight chill in the air, calm breeze, and a cloudless morning all set the stage for the perfect race day. The energy was surging from the starting line as I made my way to coral #9. I had trained.  I was mentally focused. My race goal of a 4:02:31 (9:15 pace) marathon was set. The horn blared marking the start of the race.  I cautiously started to run, not wanting to start out too fast.  My first mile was sub 9:00. And my second. And my third. I felt amazing. Maybe it was

I asked a group of approximately 80 people, all connected to Renaissance Church, a simple question. When you think of Renaissance, what are the top 5 words that enter your mind? I then set a simple guardrail around this question. Only take 10 seconds to do this.  I didn’t want people to over think it. I didn’t want people to over analyze it.  I just wanted to get a quick “blink”response on what the most important and impacting pieces about Renaissance. Here are the results: T