Author christopher

Today as I ventured out into the park over my lunch hour, I realized that I’d been looking down at the ground most of the time as I walked. I’d been thinking about a number of different things, and at… Continue Reading →

Today I’ve had the chance to sit back and relax a little bit, and as I’ve done that, I’ve kind of just let my mind wander. One of the things I’ve thought about is the idea that everything we see… Continue Reading →

I’ve had Matthew 25:35-40 rolling around in the back of my mind for a little while now, and as I’ve thought about what Jesus said, the thing that has stuck out to me over and over is what He said… Continue Reading →

This morning as I was eating breakfast, I came across Haggai 1:2-11. In this passage, God is talking to the prophet Haggai about why his people are going through difficult times – basically, because they have been letting God take… Continue Reading →

Small talk is rampant in the world in which we live. Walk down the halls of any public place, and the most frequently heard conversations are little more than the exchange of surface-level pleasantries. And for good reason. Surface level… Continue Reading →

I realized something as I was getting ready this morning.  A lot has been going on in my life lately, and God has been calling me to take steps (and sometimes leaps) of faith in different areas of my life,… Continue Reading →

glimpses,memories,thoughts throughout the day,indelibly etched onto my soul. where once was fear,where uncertainty before reigned,now bravery,confidence,hope. without fully knowing,without clearly seeing,but trusting. trust that fast waters,or swift winds,or looming storms,cannot sweep away. trust forged,strengthened,refined,in the fires of life –purified by… Continue Reading →

I’ve been thinking about Acts 12:5-18 today.  In this passage, we’re told about how Peter was in prison, and his friends were praying fervently for him.  The night before he was to go to trial, an angel released him from… Continue Reading →

This morning as I was walking from my kitchen to the living room, I looked down at the floor in front of me and noticed a small rainbow.  I have a prism hanging from a suction cup stuck on one… Continue Reading →

Yesterday I spent 11 hours driving a minivan back from Johnson City, Tennessee.  We spent a week there working with CIY’s Know Sweat program doing mission work to some of the residents of the area, which is one of the… Continue Reading →