April 2011
1 post
Hands
People find different ways to figure out what type of person someone is; whether it is the type of clothes they wear, music they listen to, car they drive, house they live in, etc. But what if we looked at the person’s hands. Looking at my own hands I see callouses and scars. I am not bragging but my hands have done a lot. I have done many things with them including: carpentry, construction,...
February 2011
1 post
Growing Close to God is like a Tree's Growth
A tree never stops growing, if it’s growth ever stops it has died. Also a tree will grow to extend it’s reach as far as it possibly can, it’s branches stretch out reaching for a goal unseen. It’s roots dig deep into the ground so it can withstand the power of the wind. But it must dig deep to be able to stand firm, for if it’s roots stay shallow it will topple over in...
October 2010
1 post
The Dock 2
One morning I was walking along a beach, it was early so there aren’t very many people here. I see the beautiful sunrise glistening off of the water. Life seem to be going good, things were looking up and I was happy, the only bad thing was locked away in the back of my mind never to get out, or so I thought. As I am walking along I start to see people arriving, little by little. At first it...
September 2010
1 post
God the Perfect Parent
I have had a tough time being back in Abilene, especially after the fantasy of camp. At camp everything seemed so easy, I could connect with God easily, I found happiness all around, I was constantly excited, and I had a lot of fun. But being back to Abilene (reality) I have been overwhelmed with difficulties. The weird thing is it isn’t school, is not family, it is everything else. I...
July 2010
1 post
The Fellowship of the Unashamed
I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I’m a disciple of His and I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
My past is redeemed. My present makes sense. My future is secure. I’m done and finished with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless...
May 2010
1 post
My Struggles With Trust
I have many different opinions on the meaning of community. I picture a perfect community as a group of people who accepts each other like a family, and when there is a problem someone actually listens and helps. But there are several problems, these problems are that some people just don’t have the trust to share their problems or the person listening just doesn’t care enough to do...
March 2010
1 post
The Dock
As I wander through the forest; I know where I am going, but I don’t know where I am. I see the trees, the wild uncut grass, the grasshoppers fleeing, the butterflies fluttering around, a squirrel here and there, and birds singing and flying over my head. The nature around me seems so untouched, untainted, and so truly pure. It seems that there has never been a human around, no footpaths, no...
February 2010
1 post
Worship
I have been increasingly frustrates with the way I have seen worship carried out. I feel that while I am in church services, I get lost in the word being spoken; this isn’t the good kind of lost, this is when my mind wonders anywhere but God. I can’t seem to be able to take a sermon seriously. I think it is that I don’t see anyone in the church doing anything radical for Christ,...
November 2009
2 posts
“Throw us in jail and we will still love you. Bomb our houses and threaten our...”
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “The American Dream”
Why Do We About Worry What to Wear on Sunday?
There are many conflicts in the church today; a popular conflict is how we dress in church. There are many judgmental comments on clothing that is worn in church during worship, which is not right. Many people dress to impress others but they are oblivious to the meaning of worship. The real meaning of worship seems to be lost in this world of materialistic things. How can a church with a God...
May 2009
3 posts
Hold My Heart
How long must I pray, must I pray to You? How long must I wait, must I wait for You? How long ‘til I see Your face, see You shining through? I’m on my knees, begging You to notice me. I’m on my knees, Father will you turn to me? One tear in the driving rain, One voice in a sea of pain Could the maker of the stars Hear the sound of my breakin’ heart? One light,...
God Does Speak to Us
After seeing a scene in a video, about how Matthew West was inspired to write the song The Motions, where Matthew was holding a dry erase board that said:” God has something to say, to us and through us.” I just could never forget that quote, it stuck me that I wasn’t really listening to what God has to say to me, what he has planned to use me to his salt and light in this world....
A Song That Defines My Life
This time I finally see the reason why
I can’t do this alone
It took some time and concentration
To believe it, this I know.
I need to build my faith sometimes
But I am so comfortable in line
I’m up there’s no more time,
To try to mess with this design
Two nights compete everyone’s asleep
and I don’t want to say these words to you
I’ll be your hand...