Rude Graffiti

  Here are the major players over the coming weeks and months of 2011 as far as my running goes. The top shoe is some Nike Free’s. I’ve had these for about a year and a half, and am just beginning to put some mileage on them on a regular basis, mainly in an effort to prolong the life of my other running shoes. They are amazingly comfortable, and ideal for runs under 8 miles. Anything more than… Read More

I've been chewing on this passage of Scripture for about a week now, and it's still got it's tentacles in me!  Here is Matthew 6:24-33 in The Message. "You can't worship two gods at once.  Loving one god, you'll end up hating the other.  Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other.  You can't worship God and Money both.  If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion.  There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body.  Look… Read More

"The point of your life is to point to Him.  Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His."  -Francis Chan, Crazy Love, pgs. 44-45 I read this tonight and it was like it stabbed me straight through the heart.  I mean, when was the last time I allowed my life to point to Christ?  Sure, maybe there have been little pieces here and there.  But by and large, I've been more concerned about myself than I have been about God being glorified. "Worry implies that we don't quite trust that God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what's happening in our lives.  Stress… Read More

(Written on Friday, November 19, 2010) It's been an up and down week for me.  The first part of the week did not start out so well.  Some unmentionable circumstances have really put us in a bit of a bind, and I had some moments of weakness and panic.  And then, a few days later, something special happened.  I was reminded of Peter when he walked on water to Jesus.  The moment he took his eyes off of Jesus and focused on the waves, he began to sink.  Well, the moment I began to take my eyes off of my circumstances, and placed them instead on God, I immediately began to feel a sense of peace and calm wash over me.  God's goodness, His perfect-ness,… Read More

I came across Romans 8:1-17 in my studies a couple weeks ago, and was particularly struck by verses 5-8.  I've been meaning to write my thoughts on this passage ever since, but also wanted to make sure I took some time simply to let those thoughts sink into my own heart.  Admittedly, not much time has been spent on this in these last few weeks, so tonight I decided it was time to give some much due attention to what God was showing me.  Maybe, in a way, He used this time to really single out one theme in particular that I really need to focus on, that being focused on God and not myself.  Here's… Read More