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In the past few years I have been living a life that is more intentional, peaceful and controlled. And as I slow down, I notice more than ever just how fast our lives can often be. Some of my friends are always on the go! They eat out several times a week. They’re involved in many...

Near-fatal car accidents. Self-reflection. Priorities. What do they all have in common? Well, at least for me, they helped me with gaining perspective. April 14, 2010 is a day I will never forget. Having made an “it’s about time” exit from winter, spring was amongst us. And the grass in my lawn...

The land is green and gold With many plants untold Sheep graze on grass In the safety of the fold The land has blue Water to refresh you Bright colors announce anew That spring is now due The land has many creatures That inhabit it’s features Most notable are humans – strange creatures Now hark...

You never really forget your first sweetheart And you’ll never get over why it fell apart Never really understand how you got played Never stop wishing you could relive those days The nightmares won’t cease and dreams won’t appease The emptiness when one takes your heart’s piece The bleeding...

Just because I’m in the night Doesn’t mean I don’t love the light Just right now, my world is dark Dark like the blackest night – tis truth stark When one might as well have no sight Oppressive and forboding, Crushing the soul, body, and mind So thick that you could sink in it and … <a...

How is your faith? Would you follow Christ into deep waters? There are times when Christ will hold out His hand and call you to follow him into deeper waters. Will you follow Him or will fear keep you. This is often found in times of trial. Christ would never lead you into deep waters and let...

Growing old is inevitable. Sure we can dress young, act young, and even color our hair to make us think we’re young. But, at a certain point, we are suddenly slapped with a jarring realization: we are closer to the grave than the cradle. I watched a movie recently about a group of former...

One of my biggest weaknesses (and I stress one of them) is just how impatient I am. I want everything my way. Right away! Actually, perhaps I’m not alone in this… We’re living in a growing culture of impatience, which makes us conditioned to crave more and more instant gratification. For me, I...

I have been aboard the “minimalism” train for about six months now. Everyone that truly knows me, knows I love to talk about it. Perhaps even annoyingly so. If so, sorry. But I can’t seem to help myself. I prefer a simple life. There is something very freeing and rewarding about living a life...

Every day people are faced with making many decisions. Big or small, important or unimportant, this is part of life. And in life, we have to choose some things in preference to others. But choosing doesn’t always involve just “things”. Choosing also involves philosophies. Ways of living. Ways...

Stop Complaining for a Happier Life I learned a big lesson this week. Big careful what you ask for. Especially when you’re asking it from God. For Lent this year I gave up one (I stress “one”) of my biggest faults. Complaining. Well, at least that was my intent. It turns out that during my...

Monumental stones of marble weigh down on my heart Tis stones are carvable but they have crushed me apart Darkness, like before the dawn, steals over my soul Lost and forlorn – it’s hard to stay alive in the cold A blazing fire dying out, embers flickering in and out Ruined redoubts with enemy...

You were like an angel I was your dream Here is your halo Now come dance with me – They say love is oxygen Dont get any an’ die Or better still then Get too much and go high – We was so high Heads in the cloud Dancing in the sky Never coming down … <a...

Often we find ourselves wondering if God is still there. Or we feel we have messed up so bad that He may never takes us back. But this could not be further from the truth. Luke 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2...

The past two weeks have been spent with three of my family members from England. They came specifically to visit my mother, who is their aunt. I suspect my mother reminds them a lot of their mother. The stories they have shared these two weeks have been a true joy. My mother hasn’t been this...

Our society is continually and rapidly advancing in technology. We can get information and communicate with others literally in seconds. No more having to go down to the library, hoping you can find the right book in the card catalog, and hoping that someone hasn’t already checked it out. No...

Last week my iPad went down. The screen kept locking up, blurring, then dissolving into nothingness. So, what’s a person to do? Get angry? Well, yeah. But after that? I bought a new one. A nice shiny, iPad Mini 3.0. I wouldn’t use it yet, though. Not until the case I ordered arrives from...

So you want friends to hang out with (I mean like, real friends)? Here’s 5 steps to help you with that. 1. Look up. Put down your mobile, your laptop, your tablet, and look up. You’re not going to make friends staring at screen. For a video worth watching, click here LOOK UP 2. Step out. If you...

Photos taken on a snake hunting trip on the 7/02/15. Photos are free to use – attribution and non-commercial license. Photos include a leaf-tailed gecko camouflaging itself on a tree, red-naped snake, crowned snake, diamond python, red-eyed green tree frog, stephen’s banded snake, and a...

In life, we will sink, and we will swim... But Christ will be with us!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpxh4l-3O0w Romans 5:3 “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;”