Middle school is a time on our lives that, I believe, we should be able to skip. Those two to three years between 6th and 8th grades are the most awkward years of our lives. We’re growing into our bodies, developing more of our cerebral cortex and discovering different aspects about our personalities that may […]
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Work is one of those things that we are so excited for when we graduate college. We are finally on our own charting our own unique path to discover that one thing we were destined to do. Our lives our out in front of us, and we think we know everything. Our dreams and ambitions
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There once was a season in my life where competitive racing was actually a thing. Whether a long, endurance race like a Spartan, Tough Mudder or Triathlon or a team adventure race like a marathon or Ragnar Relay, I found immense joy in competition. Those days have passed me by, but they were some of
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Sometimes, it’s easy for me to understand and accept that Jesus did all those amazing miracles. I mean, He was God’s Son after all. But then sometimes, I wonder if He had a certain formula for doing everything perfectly and powerfully. Did He spend just enough time with His Father? Did He study the scriptures
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Taking It All In | The Goodness of God’s Character How do we truly appreciate the value in a moment, a day, a season? How do we take it all in? Introduction Yes…sometimes we must pause and reflect or we will miss it completely. Yes…we are to dive wholeheartedly into the life God has for
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Choosing To Pause and Celebrate The Little Things I listened to a sermon this morning about the importance of celebrating! He spoke about God instructing the Israelites to gather stones out of the Jordan River that He miraculously stopped from flowing and to set them up as a memorial of what God had done. God
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I’m just going to caveat this upfront with a typical Sunday school answer. Jesus is my favorite Bible character. There I said. Second to Jesus is a guy named Nehemiah. There’s an entire book about the guy! The book of Nehemiah is an amazing story of how Nehemiah found adventure in freedom while relying on
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Freedom, adventure, authenticity and experience form The Rugged Face. We’ve written extensively on freedom and adventure, but not so much on authenticity? Why is that? I think the reason is because allowing people to see who we really are is a really scare thought. It’s terrifying to allow people to see our true self. All
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My wife, Celeste and I, have been married for almost 11 years. It’s been a beautiful mixture of joy, pain, sorrow, laughter, forgiveness, loss, gain and so many other feelings and emotions. Our marriage has experienced extremely high highs and exasperating lows that have left us powerless. From the joy of July 19th, 2013 to
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Freedom. Adventure. Community. Experience. The is the mission of The Rugged Face. One of those words is community. We value community as much as anything else in this life. Whether community is your family, friends or co-workers, we all have a desire and a calling to be in community with one another. Community has changed
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