avoidance

Are there people in your life that you avoid talking to?  I don’t mean the overly cheerful Starbucks clerk or the random acquaintance that you see maybe once every few weeks.  I mean someone who you can’t ever fully get away from.  Someone that you are...

a difficult response

Since I finished up work early today, I decided to take some time to do some reading, follow some more people on Twitter, and catch up on news.  I came across a new blog from CNN called the belief blog.  This blog is not a Christian blog, but dives into the...

splendor

I was going through some old stuff on Facebook and came across this song (more or less a poem right now) that I posted as a note in January ’09.  I don’t remember if I had music for it or not, but thought I would share it here.  I’ll hope to rewrite...

mentor

I’ve had mentors in the past.  Usually they were people who sought me out to help guide me.  Sometimes it even felt like I was assigned to them.  Looking back, I’m sure they were all beneficent to me in some way but those mentors probably see more of the...

rediscovering fire

The group of men I meet with Tuesday mornings is finally working through the book (Primal) we chose to read in January.  When asked about the time(s) in my life that have been God moments, I couldn’t give an answer.  When was my heart was broken for the things...

too busy to…

Music is a part of me.  It’s in my DNA.  I probably won’t ever be a famous musician or even make enough money from music for much more than a cheeseburger, but it’s still a part of me and something I love.  There are times when I don’t notice...