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’
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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
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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
Living From His Glory
Written on March 22, 2020 Another example of living out identity of Christ, an heir to his throne, is you are acceptable because of what Christ has done. He has called you his own because of Christ. Imagine if you were a chef, or any creative person, trying to create
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I Can't Forgive Myself...
The ever so popular dilemma. "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself." At first glance this can sound so humble and noble. But, may I press you? This is filled with pride and self-centered arrogance. The intent behind this notion is wrapped in
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The Swinging Pendulum
So much of life is about pursuit. But was is pursuit if it's not an urge to get something, to achieve something. To grab a hold of something. Where does that desire come from? It must come because somewhere inside we don't have whatever it is
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Why We Don't Take Advice.
Truth in Love. Written April 7, 2018 "I have many things to say unto you, but yet cannot bear them now." - My Utmost for His highest, Oswald Chambers I cant' handle the truth that God has for me until I walk deeper with Him. By knowing
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The Shepherd's Staff
We are like sheep. And Jesus is the shepherd who knows us. The sheep and shepherd metaphor is sprinkled all over the Bible, illustrating the relationship we have with our Lord. The role of the shepherd and his staff, the tool, is so important. With the staff the shepherd herds
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Nearness to God Results in Repentance
As we journey and get closer to God, as we near Him it will always lead to repentance. The closer you get to light/purity the more visible becomes your dirt and sins. It's like you're walking through a dark tunnel; you can't see
Depression
To 'help' someone with depression is not standing at the top of the mountain looking down and urging the one depressed to climb harder. Calling out to them to push forward, to grip tighter to the cliff and work harder. No matter the amount of encouragement you call
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True Freedom
Tim Keller mentions how the modern understanding of Freedom is a negative one, in that it is a means to get away from things, to be broken away from the confines that hold us back. Where, as the Bible talks about how true Freedom is finding the correct complimentary rules or confines to live by.
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Christian = Door Mat?
Written: February 25, 2021 As a Christ-centered, God-fearing Christian, how many times do we give people the benefit of the doubt? How many times do we say yes to picking up that friend from the airport? Once, twice? Every single time they ask? Dare we become their official Uber driver?
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Written: December 20, 2019 Thoughts from reading ABBA's Child by Brennan Manning The primary step into Christianity needs to be the complete understanding that you are unwaveringly loved and ACCEPTED by the God of the universe. That is why he sent his Son to die for you. That
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True Love in the midst of Suffering
written: June 5, 2020 <author’s note: this observation applies to believers and is not attempting to explain universal suffering.> I always chose to believe that crap happens because the world is a fallen and broken place. But because God loves us, he uses those moments to teach
Sin, Sinner? What's the deal?
Written for Men's Retreat in 2024 What is Sin? Sin of course at the very least is sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, hatred, discord, fits of rage, selfish ambition etc. [Galatians 5:19-21] In today’s modern society it’s easy to think sin is “bad behaviour” But