by Laurie Short | Jun 30, 2015 | Creation Festival, Faith, God's perspective
When I first started out in ministry, I worked with a youth pastor who had this sign up in his office: “Now Serving an Audience of One” It came to mind again last weekend when I spoke at Creation East http://creationfest.com/ne/lineups/ Creation is huge...
by Laurie Short | Mar 6, 2015 | Compassion, difficulty, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Isis, Lent
Why am I always surprised by my hard? Maybe it’s because I prefer easy. Fun is even better. Call me crazy, but hard is something I don’t always embrace on my resume. I like those seasons when I’m sitting on a beach chair watching the sun go down...
by Laurie Short | Dec 29, 2014 | 2014 highlights, Faith, New Years
So here we are on the brink of 2015. Can you believe it? Another year came and went so fast I’m thinking I better mark it to make sure it really happened. Those of us on Facebook got a little help with this because they came up with a clever marketing ploy of...
by Laurie Short | Dec 17, 2014 | Baby Jesus, Christmas, Christmas gift, Compassion international, Faith
Can I make a confession? I have always loved the scene in Talladega Nights, where Ricky Bobby (Will Farrell) prays to the Baby Jesus. Frankly, it was the only part of the movie I actually watched. If you’ve never seen it, you can watch the scene here: (but...
by Laurie Short | Nov 21, 2014 | Buck4Good, Compassion, Faith, radio show, Take Out, Take Out Radio
I just signed a contract to be on my first radio show. (that would not be me or my show, but I just needed an illustration). It sounds glamorous, right? I mean don’t those people make lots of money? Uh…. Come on, you must make some money. Well…. Are you saying you...