Category Archives: Community

God Damn.

Exodus 20:7 reads: “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” I’ve been thinking about this scripture recently because a friend asked some questions on her Facebook regarding God’s name and whether or not it was

80 pounds, 10 Inches.

The first thing you need to understand is that it hasn’t been easy. It has been quick. It has been exciting. But easy wouldn’t be the correct way to describe it all. I can say this – I was tired. Tired of being fat. Tired of having anxiety attacks because I knew I could have

I could lie to you.

I could lie to you. I could tell you it was horrible and that I never liked it anyway. I could tell you it was a dungeon and that no one should ever have to be subjected to it. I could tell you it was a poor fit and that I never really felt like

Mid-Life Crisis

The days of my youth seem so very far away now.   Did you know that I used to be an adventurer? It’s true. I once traveled to Europe with nothing more than $100, my guitar and a small backpack of clothes. I played music on the streets of Salzburg, Lucern, Berlin and Venice to

Land Of The Free

They say that the best bloggers learn to write every single day. I suppose that’s true of all great writers as it is of all people who make much of themselves. They learn to produce their craft, day in and day out. They produce when they are high and when they are low. They produce

Simplicity

I ate a simple meal this evening. One of my best friends recently shared with me that during her prayer time, she felt like God told her, “Let simplicity feed you.” She took the message to heart and stopped going out to eat. Instead, she would go home for lunch and eat a simple meal

The Tornado

According to The National Weather Service, on Saturday afternoon, a tornado rolled through Bristol Tennessee. I didn’t need The National Weather Service to tell me about the tornado though, because I was in a boat with two of my best friends, drifting down the South Holsten river, fly fishing in it. There was golf ball

Fortitude

You never truly know what someone else is going through. I know a man who once came to the brink of losing everything he had. Money, home, marriage and faith on the teetering edge as a result of the stress of losing his job. Through it all, he continued to counsel others in the most

Eowyn

Eowyn left this life today in the early morning hours. The last time I saw her alive was at 5am, and she was laying down, her breathing labored, but tail wagging. Even at the end, she had a smile on her face as if to say, “Thanks for everything.” She was never supposed to be

Why Thomas Jefferson Was Wrong.

Thomas Jefferson wanted to know Jesus. The Smithsonian Institute has at this very moment, the original “cut-and-paste” Bible that was created by this founding father. You can order the book from Amazon, and I’d like you to see a bit of the description. “Working in the White House in 1804, Jefferson set out to edit