by Gary Taylor | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog, Busy, Journaling, Joy, Pause
I was at a water park with my family when our daughter – about 5-years old at the time – snuck off without us noticing. Upon realizing that we were separated, I scanned a huge crowd of hundreds in my immediate area, feeling a wave of panic and of deep concern. How...
by Gary Taylor | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog, Busy, Community, Pause, Vulnerable
After my dad passed away in 2012, I inherited several hundred books from his library. Most of them are commentaries on the 66 books of the Bible. To prepare for teaching from Ephesians this weekend, I pulled a number of those books off the shelf. His name – in his own...
by Gary Taylor | Dec 18, 2016 | Blog, Busy, Cross, grace, Overwhelmed, Pause
There wasn’t a game I played more often as a kid than a good, old-fashioned game of tag. I never wanted to be “It.” I just wanted to run from whoever was. It was exhilarating and exhausting to have someone on your heels in hot pursuit, so long as you didn’t get...
At the age of 32 I married my best friend, Beth. Thirteen years later we are blessed with two very energetic kids - Jack (12) and Calleigh (9). My wife is a ridiculously good cook who loves hosting dinners in our home, and then I go to the gym to work off the calories. I am an avid reader who appreciates contemplative, Spiritual conversations shared over a cup of coffee. Hobbies and interests include reading and writing, journaling, working out, and St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball. More 