Run
I am running. I am running from the life I once lived From the man I once was I am running from the coward who couldn’t face reality Who couldn’t love when it was needed most. Running from the man who can’t hold his word Who didn’
Give.
Written March 28, 2020 Why are we so reluctant to give? “It is better to give than receive” - Acts 20:35 “What you’ve done to the least of these you’ve done unto me” - Matthew 25:40 It’s really our perspective isn’t it? It’s
Think about it…
God didn’t give the law to the people of Israel before setting them free. He didn’t propose the law first and say, “If you obey these commands, I will free you.” He freed Israel first, out of pure love and grace, and then showed them how to live.
Prepared for Battle
Written January 8, 2021 The world is constantly teaching us that a life worth living is a life without conflict, heartache, misfortune, etc. To avoid any conflict, discomfort, or mishap is evidence that you are living life well. At face value it kinda makes sense. A society that stresses this
Power and the Desire for it
Written on April 13, 2020 From reading “In the Name of Jesus” by Henri Nowen. Chapter 3: From Leading to being Led. The Temptation: To be Powerful “What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of
My Sin Hurts God…
If our continued sin no longer condemns us then what is the consequence we face with God? As far As what it does to God is that it breaks his heart. It hurts him. Because he wants what’s best for us and we keep falling on our faces. The
Sandbox: Israel vs. The World
Written on July 9, 2025 I’ve been rereading the Old testament again recently and realized that it’s easy to fall into the perspective of, the people of Israel are the “good guys” of the story and everyone else (Philistines, Egypt, Babylonians, etc) are the “bad guys.” (I mean
The Garden: Revisited
And now, in the middle of my despair, in my own garden, I can’t seem to find hope.
The Garden
The deeper I get into my faith journey the more and more, the moment in the Garden of Gethsemane impacts my heart. More than the cross, the garden breaks my heart; devastating my soul.
Growing Deeper
From the book Knowing God by J.I. Packer. From the chapter “These Inward Trials” Hymn from John Newton: I asked the Lord, that I might grow In faith, and love, and every grace; Might more of His salvation know, And see more earnestly His face. I hoped that in
Readings...
Written on Nov. 1 2013 Inspired from reading Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning Being content in the Lord is not being 'okay' with where you are in life. It's not an attitude of tolerance. Like a lukewarm, meh-it-is-what-it-is attitude. Being content is fulfillment. Being filled to
Thank you
Thank you for my brokenness Thank you for my mistakes Thank you for my vices Thank you for my trauma Thank you for my race Thank you for my face Thank you for my eyes Thank you for my height Thank you for my talents Thank you for my faults