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Send us a message In this part 2 of the "What Now?" series, we talk about the power of "start again".  Where and when do we find the courage to begin again - not because we have to prove something, but because we believe there’s something worth stepping into. Whether it’s a habit, a dream, a relationship, or just a shift in your mindset, there’s power in a restart. Not perfect,...

Send us a message There’s something almost magical about a big moment - the energy, the build-up,  the way everything aligns just right for a brief sliver of time. Whether it’s a holiday like Easter, a powerful worship service, a performance, or even just a milestone in life, we often walk away from those experiences feeling inspired, full, and maybe even changed.  But then… the music fades. The c...

Send us a message Let’s be honest - shifting into Drive sounds exciting, but it’s not always the easiest thing to do.  For a lot of us, it’s actually the hardest gear to live in.  There’s something safe about being in Park.  There’s something oddly comforting about looking backward in Reverse.  But Drive?  Drive requires action.  Movement.  Risk.  It requires us to take our foot off the brake, ste...

Send us a message In a car, park is there for a reason - you can’t leave a vehicle running indefinitely, and you can’t step out while the car is still rolling.  You need a safe moment to pause, refuel, or make adjustments before continuing your journey.  The same is true in life.  There are seasons where stopping is wise, even essential.  But here’s where I want to focus today - park isn’t meant t...

Send us a message Have you ever felt like the past has a grip on you?  Maybe you keep revisiting an old failure, convinced it still defines you.  Or maybe you’ve been holding onto a past season of life so tightly that you struggle to embrace where you are now.  We all have moments where we wonder what could have been, or we get stuck in the comfort of familiarity, even if it’s not serving us anymo...

Send us a message What impression do you leave on others?  When someone meets you, whether for the first time or even in a brief encounter, what lingers in their mind after you're gone?  Is it your kindness, your joy, your compassion - or maybe something less flattering, like impatience or indifference?  What if we focused not on the impressions others leave on us, but on the ones we leave be...

Send us a message Have you ever wondered what God sees when He looks at you?"  Maybe you zero in on your flaws - a wrinkle here, a scar there, or the way your hair never quite cooperates.  Sometimes the reflection we see goes deeper, and our inner doubts creep in, whispering reminders of our mistakes, our shortcomings, and all the ways we feel we don’t measure up.  It’s easy to get stuck view...

Send us a message What do people see when they look at you? What do you see when you look at yourself? And the biggest question of all - what does God see? In this 3-part podcast series, we’re diving into the power of impressions: the ones we give, the ones we receive, and the ones that shape our identity in ways we don’t always realize.  It’s about learning to see beyond flaws, embracing potentia...

Send us a message How often do we get caught up in what might happen tomorrow or what happened yesterday, neglecting the beauty and purpose of today?  God has invited us to live fully in the moment, trusting that He is at work in all three - our past, present, and future.  Living in the present means embracing the moment we’re in.  But being present doesn’t mean ignoring the past or the future. It...

Send us a message Focusing on relationships is one of the most fulfilling ways to align your life with purpose and intention.  Whether you’re strengthening existing bonds or cultivating new ones, intentionality in your relationships is key. Relationships thrive when nurtured with time, effort, and a genuine commitment to mutual growth and understanding.  We all have tons of connections with other...

Send us a message In the first of 3 episodes using FOCUS as our guide in the new year, we take a look at focusing on Priorities.  Focusing on priorities is a powerful way to align your daily actions with your long-term goals and values. To effectively identify, set, and maintain focus on your priorities, it’s important to approach the process of setting your priorities with clarity and intentional...

Send us a message It's our first episode of 2025!  As we kick off the new year, I take time in this episode to focus on my "One Word" for 2025 - FOCUS.  This year, I feel called to focus on several different areas of life.  These will springboard topics for future episodes.  If you're curious about what I'll be focusing on in 2025, or want to know more about the "One...

Send us a message In the conclusion of the "Going to the Movies" series, we feature life lessons learned from the movie "The Truman Show".  The film centers on the life of Truman Burbank (played by Jim Carrey), an ordinary man living an ideal suburban life, unaware that his entire world is an elaborate TV set.  In this episode, we talk about real-life applications of what Truma...

Send us a message In this third part of the "Going to the Movies" series, we talk about the 2009 film "Up In The Air".  The story is centered on a traveling corporate "downsizer" named Ryan Bingham.   His job is to travel the world helping companies essentially lay off people.  His life philosophy is one about disconnecting and detaching, as his whole job is to tell p...

Send us a message Why is it so difficult to "live in the moment"?  So often our mind is either in the past, focused on what didn't work out, who did us wrong, mistakes we've made, or in the future, thinking about our goals, what we’re having for dinner later, or something bigger, like worrying about health or finances.   In this second part of the "Going to the Movies&quot...

Send us a message And... we're back!  We kick off Season 5 of the Q on Queue podcast with an all-new series, "Going to the Movies".  In this series, we will take the titles and themes of some of the most popular movies through the years and make their plots and lessons very applicable to our daily lives.   In this first episode of the series and first of our new season, we look at &...

Send us a message One of our family's favorite summer activities is what we like to call “Destination Unknown” trips.  We take someone to a special event or place and they have very few details about where they're going.  Well, in a very similar way, a lot of the places we are headed in life are really a "destination unknown".  We don't know every step, every result, every...

Send us a message What do your words communicate to those around you?  What do your actions say about how you are feeling or what you're thinking?  Our relationships are directly affected both positively and negatively by what we say and do.  This week, we talk about why communication doesn't have to be so hard as we make it out to be, the three basic principles for healthy communication...

Send us a message What if things are suddenly changing around you?  What if your relationships are changing, your environment is changing, your finances changing?  There’s no perfect solution, but I believe there are some basics we can apply that will help us deal with, tackle, and adapt to change when necessary.   In this third episode of our "Back to Basics" series,  we talk about goin...

Send us a message Why do we make relationships so complicated?  We add so many rules, expectations, and other things that make some relationships way more difficult or complicated than they need to be.  Some of that is pushed by society, others pushed by the other party in the relationship, but the fact is - relationships are based off of a few basic principles. In this second episode of our &quot...

Send us a message Every day it seems like there are more and more things in life to pull us off track - things and experiences and people and situations that take us off course and stop us from achieving our objectives and goals.  Some of our lives have SOOO much.  I think about my own responsibilities - as a father, a band director, an educator, a composer, a church musician, a radio news reporte...

Send us a message When we know our true identity in Christ, why do we pretend to be something we’re not?  The fact is that all of us wear some type of mask, whether it's to hide something or to fit in or to pretend to be something we're not.  This week, we talk about the dangers of those masks, how masks were a part of the Easter story, and why it's so important to tear them off and...

Send us a message Today we begin our series "Three Images of Easter" with an episode entitled "The Mirror".  When you look in the mirror, what do you see?   For many of us, what we call our self-image is an extremely big deal.  Many of us don’t see our true self, our “God-created” self.  We don’t recognize our true value, not realizing how much we matter, honestly struggling to...

Send us a message We can learn a lot from being stuck in traffic.  It an teach you patience, learning how to wait your turn, and even selfishness.  Think about this - are you always living life at one speed, or are you flexible to slow down and speed up when needed?  When you get stuck, do you allow other people to merge, or do you take time to enjoy the pause, or do you hog everyone's bumper...

Send us a message Life is full of detours.  We all see detours in our future plans, our health, our work, our families, our finances, our relationships.  A detour may take you far off the path and slow you down.  They catch us off-guard, often leaving us frustrated, confused, curious, or even hurt.  We may be left questioning why certain things happened or why we were sent a certain direction.  We...