Stop with the Bible Verses

I take a lot of pride in my Twitter page. I kind of care about my Instagram page, but I am a huge Twitter fan. I love the informational base that Twitter has, meaning, I would rather see what the world has to say rather than what the world looks like. As a future … Continue reading Stop with the Bible Verses →

My Esther Moment

I'm just going to be honest-- this blog is long and a little self-centered. Virtually everything I do tends to be self-centered. There are a small number of people I know personally that are, in fact, not self-centered. That's how our sinful natures wire us. That's whatever. Not the point. I talked to my girlfriend for a … Continue reading My Esther Moment →

Nice People Go to Hell

I know what you're thinking--- what an aggressive title for a blog. The other day, I was sitting in class. The class is on the life and theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The conversation got brought up on subjective morality in certain cases. A student in my class, who claims to be a Christian, brought up a … Continue reading Nice People Go to Hell →

Worth it

A little over a year ago, I texted a girl not knowing if she would respond and/or want to talk to me. The perfect storm kinda happened, and I shot my shot on the girl with whom I now hold hands and eat dinner and take pictures and go to concerts. I didn't know if … Continue reading Worth it →

Just keep fishin’

I like to fish. I picked it up a couple years ago pretty seriously. It's something I really enjoy doing. It's very challenging and complex. I love things I can't figure out easily. Being outside, on the water, doing nothing but enjoying my solace is great. I really very thoroughly enjoy it. But, dang, I'll … Continue reading Just keep fishin’ →

Affirmative

I got called to ministry when I was 15. I've told this story countless times. There is a guarantee that the true weight of that experience will never lose its power in my life. When God calls you that directly, you don't forget things like that. I think, however, there is a huge misconception about … Continue reading Affirmative →

When You’re a Future Pastor

So, I'm doing an internship this semester. At the church I go here at school--- Bellview Baptist Church--- I have built a pretty solid relationship with the pastor, Adam. So, this semester, I wanted some extra work and skills. Therefore, here I am--- the Intern. I absolutely love it. It's been a great experience thus … Continue reading When You’re a Future Pastor →

That’s a Win

I experienced Christ in class today. I am taking a class called "The History of Christianity." It's a class about... well... the history of Christianity. We are basically tracking the historical progression from the Book of Acts to today. It's going to be really cool. I'm very excited. But something truly awesome happened in there … Continue reading That’s a Win →

Merry 2019

I don't like New Year's Resolutions. They are cliche. I think they have the potential to always be kind of fake and ambiguous. "I'm going to get healthier." Well, how? "I'm going to read more books." Which ones? We have the human tendency to set goals that are big, so they seem great, but they … Continue reading Merry 2019 →

Destined for Greatness

Have I ever mentioned that I love Christian rap music? Well, I do. It's one of my all-time favorite things. This past week, Ty Brasel's Destined for Greatness (side B) came out. To explain, the album came out in the spring. However, he only released half of the album. The other half came out the other day. … Continue reading Destined for Greatness →