Category: life

  • Who put that merry-go-round there?!?

    I feel like i was just walking along and all of the sudden i stepped on a merry-go-round and then i got smacked by the bar and fell to the wood chipped ground.  But before i really understood what was going on i was standing back up and my face hurt… I have a feeling…

  • The Stage—The Story

    When you feel like just shutting it all down, closing the doors (imagining of course they’re mine to close).  People are so ungrateful, so selfish and self centered, i see it so clearly in myself and even more clearly in others.  Humanity is so lazy when it comes to all the right things and so…

  • How would you like your eggs?

    Jesus says His yoke is easy and His burden is light, i believe this wholly and i also know that in this world we experience tribulation and suffering.  Both equally and simultaneously true… The necessary response: Thank you God that your grace is sufficient even though you aren’t removing this unrelenting, persistently painful, troublesome and…

  • Thanks Given

    When we talk about thanksgiving we can’t get very far before we must define our terms.  In society, the understanding and interpretations of definitions tend to evolve with culture and especially so in a post-modern society.  As believers we don’t take our cue from the outside, from the society, we base everything on Scripture, believing…

  • Quite a Stir

    Yesterday i picked up a book and randomly opened the page to find a quote by St. Augustine that said, “Love God and do as you please.”  As is my custom when something strikes me, i tweeted it.  I understood that this could be perceived as shocking and low and behold it caused quite a…