Photo by Lukas Rychvalsky on Pexels.com While I sit here and write this, it's Sunday. My wife of a little over 6 months has been gone for a couple days. She went back to her hometown to spend some time with her folks. So, for a couple of days, it's been just me at the … Continue reading God designed us to feel lonely
Category: Personal Story
“Listen closely, for God is there”
Bob Goff, author of amazing books Love Does and Everybody Always has completely changed my outlook on serving and loving people. Bob is a man who never stops giving no matter the circumstance or person and rarely considers how much it will cost him. Over the last couple years, I have been learning this idea (really lifestyle) of how … Continue reading “Listen closely, for God is there”
The Midwesterner’s Guide to Fulfilling the Great Commission in 2020
If you didn't know this already, I spent 8 weeks this past summer serving Christ as an interim pastor in Illinois. I was filling in for a little church called Forsyth Baptist Church in Forsyth, Illinois. To sum it up briefly, it was absolutely incredible. If you want to hear more about it, check out … Continue reading The Midwesterner’s Guide to Fulfilling the Great Commission in 2020
Mumbles are worth a thousand words
“In their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” Proverbs 16:9 At the beginning of last summer, I took a shopping trip with my mom to Old Navy. I had to go there to get some “fancy pants” because I just got a new job, and the usual leggings and a … Continue reading Mumbles are worth a thousand words
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