Stumbling Over the Truth

     I was watching Fox News Channel's "The Five" the other day and they had a segment in which each one of the contributors was asked what advice they would give the Class of 2018.  Each of them responded in their own unique ways with some form of advice (one was a quote from the Lego Batman Movie).  As a teacher and pastor, I am often confronted with opportunities to speak, so I began to think about what I would tell the Class of 2018.  After some time of contemplating this question, I found that I had way too many things to say just to leave them with one thing. I believe that the Class of 2018 has potential to change what seems to be unchangeable, to right the wrongs of those who have come before them.            It was early this morning that I finally found that one thing that I wish to let this year's seniors know.  In fact, this truth that I now feel compelled to share with the class of 2018 is so import...

. . .the story of my life is that I am not that great, not that special, and I have messed up way more than I really would like anyone to know.  But today, that's okay because of the fact that God loves me. . .       Secrets, everybody has them.  For most of us, we want to make sure those secrets remain secrets.  That is unless you are Tony Starke and you are just dying to tell everyone, "I am Iron Man."  For everyone else, we like a little mystery about who we are and what we do (or have done).  The other night my wife and I left a restaurant and were approached by a young man who was searching for something to eat.  The first words out of his mouth were "I just got out of prison and I am starving. . . "  We obliged him with some food, but I really wanted to tell him that he may want to change his approach line.  Telling someone that you just got out of prison may not be ideal before you ask them for help.   ...