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A dozen subsequent late nights laughing with friends, talking into the wee hours of the morning, watching movies, tearing apart and reassembling equipment, playing video games and sardines and cribbage has left me rather quite short on sleep. It is… Continue Reading →

The house lights slowly faded to black, leaving a hushed silence in place of the excited murmurings that had so recently filled the air. A lone spotlight shone down on the stage, highlighting in bright white luminescence the place where… Continue Reading →

This morning as I’ve been getting ready for church, I started reflecting on the past 14 months of my life. In my mind as I walked through the events that have happened, again and again I was reminded of moments… Continue Reading →

“The reason you are still single is because you drive your truck and not a sports car.” The words stung in my ears, leaving me completely speechless. How do you respond to such an accusation? Especially coming from a brother… Continue Reading →

Strapping on my backpack lightly laden with my Bible, journal, and some supplementary reading material (right now, Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan,) I set off for a hike in the park near my office.  Normally during my hikes, I allow… Continue Reading →

Pulling up in front of the two-story gray house with the black shutters was a destination quite familiar to Jim. He’d been friends with Bill ever since they were in their freshman seminar class together many years ago. The passing… Continue Reading →

Today’s lunchtime was a stereotypical day for me. After a short hike away from the office into a nearby park, I was able to find a nice spot in the grass on a hill beneath the shade of an old… Continue Reading →

So this evening I finally got around to replacing the kitchen faucet here at home.  It’s been leaking for a long time, but I didn’t have the money saved up to spend on a new one until recently.  I picked… Continue Reading →

Fear to progress because you might get hurt or let down basically guarantees you will. You prolong the wondering, the curiosity, the hope, the dream, until you kill any chances of its fruition. You extend the pain ad infinitum. It’s… Continue Reading →

We hear that often as we go through our lives. Stories like, “My life was just so messed up, all this bad stuff was happening. And then God showed up!” The question that brings to my mind is – if… Continue Reading →