Lately this has really been press upon my mind. In one of the forums God helps me provide spiritual insight and prayer a person is really challenged as of late. Best friend died, parents split, and his whole life seems to be going down the drain. But at the same time God has been showing…
Read MoreWhat’s in my Name
In elementary school the girls used to fill pages in the notebooks with names, and the names they wrote didn’t exist. They were the name of their friends with the surname of their crush, or even theirs. There was this excitement at the prospect of changing their name. An excitement that was laughable by nearly…
Read MorePhoto: Be Different
The differences in life draw the eye and stand apart. Christ was the most different person every to touch the earth, let alone walk upon it. Therefore let Jesus mold you into His likeness as the Word, that is Christ, promises.
Read MorePhoto: Hope Killing Foreshadow
Not much to this picture, just an elder plant that is drying up in the dank ally and the younger vibrant guy. Not sure what I’m getting at with the juxtaposition or why it really strikes a cord with me. Maybe it’s the looming fear that the life I’ve left behind, the one of this…
Read MoreNothing outside of the Glory of God
There is nothing outside of the glory of God. Everything that has ever been created, seen, known, and felt is to bring glory to God. Every purpose every given to us by the Lord has been that His glory might increase. The end goal of the life of Jesus was the worship and glory of…
Read More“Becoming a Contagious Christian” by Bill Hybels, Lee Strobel, and Mark Mittelberg
This series has become very well known across Christian circles in the united states (and potentially other countries as well) and it is difficult to not see why. It offers a non-confrontational way to proclaim the gospel with those we know. Yet when I read the gospels and epistles I don’t see this strategy ANYWHERE.…
Read More“By the Power of the Spirit” and “Surprised By the Voice of God” by Jack Deere
While these are two separate books (the former written before the latter) they were together in the edition I was lent to read. Wow is my first reaction. There was such a hard truth laced through the words, a truth that is so often ignored by todays church and believers. I could go on for…
Read MoreOur Weakness
In general I’ve always felt ashamed of my weakness, it was the reason my eyes lit up the first time I heard the phrase Renaissance Man. He was what I desired to be, a man without weakness, adequately versed in every area. This however is exactly contrary to how God desires to use us. Throughout…
Read MoreThe Source of Beauty
God is the source of all beauty that has every been and ever will be. The most beautiful canvas’ are that way because they capture and reveil part of God. An autuem landscape of rolling amber hills, a snowcaped mountain, and the beautiful smile from a stranger are only beautiful because of God. When God…
Read MorePhoto: Fishing at sunset
This shot is easily my favorite from the trip. It was our free day to spend as we liked. The majority of the conference left Nerja for the prospect of discovering something that their anxious hearts pulled them to. I stayed behind, wandering the streets of this small coastal nook on the coast of the…
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