Many are the Troubles of the Righteous
I recently sat down to do devotions. I had skipped a few days and had been tempted to fall into the mindset, "it's not that helpful to read the Bible…
Advent Gratitude
There are many people who have explored this idea in better ways than I, (most notably, Ann Voskamp) but I have been thinking a lot about gratitude lately. As a…
Episode 3 – Bruce Herman
Check out this awesome interview with an amazing artist and professor! Also, look at his website: bruceherman.com http://traffic.libsyn.com/theunfamiliarname/03_Episode_3_-_Bruce_Herman.mp3
Episode 2 – Pastor Brian Carlson
Hello! This week I spoke with my current pastor, Brian Carlson. It was a great conversation and in it Brian recommended the book, The Longest Bridge Across Water, which is about…
The Discipline of God
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run…
The Problem of Evil
To conclude my series of blog posts with an apologetic theme, this post will wrestle with one of the classic objections to the Christian faith, the Problem of Evil. It…
Children of the Promise
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHUOwXV-EQ4] More than any other thing, the past 5 years since I left home for college has been a journey of learning about the promises of God. Our whole…
Freedom
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about freedom. Freedom is the promise of America. The land of the free. Freedom is the promise of money. If only I had…
Story and Just do It.
I live my life as a story. This is not a unique way to live. In fact, I would guess that every human being does too. We all are born…
Moment of Surrender
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDP-TGE9AYs&w=420&h=315] There once was a man who flew to Rome to meet Jesus. He had been told my a close friend that Jesus wanted to meet him there. When…