It was around this time many years ago—15 to be exact—when my then 4-year-old daughter told me she learned about Jesus and "the little 't'" at school…she was talking about the cross!  Reminded me of perspective vs perception and how spiritual maturity determines how we see and respond to life. Have a listen. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/checkinforjesus)

This is a story about the one night the kitchen almost burned down! Aye, aye, aye—it's crazy how one simple reflexive action can carry a tremendous amount of risk. There are also consequences to having a reflexive relationship with our pal Jesus.  Listen in and find out if you are showing any signs of this.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/checkinforjesus)

I recently treated myself to my first facial—heeeeyyyy now! My aesthetician kindly brought to my attention the fact that my skin was terribly dehydrated. She also gave me a three-step regimen to restoring the glow in my near-40-years-of-living face. Push play to find out how I went checkin' for Jesus in this routine.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/checkinforjesus)

In this first Friday edition of Conversations with Star, Star wants to know my thoughts on the state of sex in our everyday lives. Particularly, the impact of overly sexualized music and social media and the effect it has on our kids. This is 20+ years of friendship going over the airwaves—don't judge us, just love us!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/checkinforjesus)

I spent my college years in a dedicated art school—I'm a graphic designer by trade who now teaches the trade to high schoolers. One of my favorite drawing tools is the kneaded eraser. Listen in to understand why and how God kneads his believers into better vessels. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/checkinforjesus)

I miss the days of being a kid and waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to be prepared. Now that I prepare the food myself, sometimes the thrill of the meal is lost to having to taste everything along the way. Listen in to hear more. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/checkinforjesus)

As head of the school beautification committee for the PTA, I signed us up to host a "Clean Up, Green Up" event at school where our students and families could clean up our garden beds and plant new bulbs and shrubs. The more I learned about outdoor planting, the more I loved gardening. The Bible is full of gardening metaphors, take a listen to see what I've discovered about growing slowly. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/checkinforjesus)

With all of the devices we own, we have grown accustomed to running updates—OS updates, browser updates, app updates—we should always run the updates so that our devices are running efficiently and our data is protected from vulnerabilities. In this episode, I contend that Jesus offers believers software updates. Take a listen.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/checkinforjesus)

One evening, I was making yet another run to Walgreens for household goods, including toothpaste. As I looked at all the shiny toothpaste packaging, I realized very few of them had the ADA seal on the box—the seal that says the toothpaste effectively does what it claims to do for your oral hygiene. This random moment had me checkin' for Jesus. Listen to this.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/checkinforjesus)