This is the third article, the third blog I'm trying to churn out this evening. I've had a couple paragraphs down, but I don't feel as if they were leading to a point that I wished would reach whoever's reading deep down their core. When I think about it now, I ask myself, 'Is that really... Continue Reading →

Oftentimes, if not all the time, we view sickness as a setback. For some reason I am led to view my current temporary afflictions as more than just a setback to my regular routine. What I'm feeling right now is also a reminder of my own mortality.It's true what Andy Stanley says, in his podcast... Continue Reading →

Christ Himself said, "Who, by worrying, can add to his height?" A man could claim to be head-strong and have enough in him to maintain control even in the most trying of situations. Some people are more resilient than others when certain specific trials arise. Experience could be the difference between a man staying upright and... Continue Reading →

The Lord is our light and our salvation; whom shall we fear? The Lord is the strength of our lives; of whom shall we be afraid?It helps to be reminded of how much we are so deeply loved by our Heavenly Father, our God, our Creator. This love is not like any other love we... Continue Reading →

I firmly believe and stand on the truth that our Lord causes all things to happen for the good of those who love God. Nothing can ever separate me from His love, in Christ. No sin, no mistakes can separate me from His loving arms. No thoughts, no doubts, no insecurities have the power to pull... Continue Reading →

"Why do you go out and test yourself? Because you can. Why do you climb mountains? Because it's there. If you have to ask that question, you will never understand the answer in the first place."- Willi Prettie, Ultimate Survival AlaskaThis quote came into mind this evening after recent events and discussions. Here's what I... Continue Reading →

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him into the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou... Continue Reading →

O send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me, let them bring me into thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. Then will I go into the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy; yes, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.Why art thou cast down, O... Continue Reading →

Happy Birthday, Facebook. I heard somewhere that it just turned 10 or something like that. For some reason anniversaries and birthdays seem to have more significance if they were in numerals of 5 in a given year. I'm not complaining, nor do I think that people who see that significance are weird. Heck, I'm one of... Continue Reading →

(scribbled on my notebook February 3, 2014 ~7:30 PM)Testing, attention please. It's been a while since I used a thick-pointed Pilot sign-pen. So far, it hasn't bled through to the other side of this page.So far, so good.'So far, so good.' This implies that everything is good up until this time. Not something we, as... Continue Reading →