I’ve been reading the book Radical by David Platt over the past few weeks, and it has transformed the way I see the church, but more so, the way I see myself and how I few my walk with Jesus! I am ashamed to say that I have bought into the American dream, and lost [...]
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There’s something very obvious that I’ve noticed. Life is difficult. This is something that I realize especially now that I am in college. But I’ve noticed something since I’ve been at school. It’s very easy to compare situations going on in our lives to things that happened to Jesus while He was on earth. I [...]
I had a great discussion this past week with three of my fellow employees, who by the way, would definitely say they are not “Christians”. And I use the quotations because I really don’t like the term Christian. For the remainder of this blog I will use the words “believer and follower” because that is [...]
So, this is my first try at blogging, and I am really not sure why I am doing this, other than I really love sharing what the Holy Spirit shares with me! So, here goes… Why is it that we think that all kinds of credentials and titles make us better preachers or teachers of [...]
Where to begin? I am entirely new to this Christian blogging community but I have high hopes that my decision to join this community will lead me, force me, to stay on the righteous path. I don’t want to speak all high and mighty as if I know everything there is to know about God [...]
I am a small group leader with the middle school ministry at my church called Oasis. The series that we are going through right now is called “Words that make us CRINGE”. I am amazed at how much I am learning from it and from my 8th grade girls. Last week was week 1 and [...]
Recently a dear friend whom I’ve known for a few years moved away to Knoxville, Tennessee (Go Vols!). He is a fun guy who hosted a Bible Study at his house. I attended for the past couple years and truly grew as a result of it. About a year ago I realized I am a [...]
It is as if man is destined for corruptness. God raises up a man that is pious and right in his ways, He gives him the power of leadership, a vision and a dream to work towards to steer the people straight. That dream, unfortunately, lives for that one man, as soon as he passes, [...]
This is a photo that I took in Seattle, WA working on a research vessel in the Puget Sound lake. Amazing, isn’t it? Look at how many different colors stream across the sky. Off to the left, you can see the silhouette of the mountains. Gorgeous! Why do we admire scenes like this? What is [...]
