Fires of the night Burning bright Beacons of blessing Bearing hope Innumerable Astounding Creation reveals Mighty hands Shaping this, our world Crafting life Brilliant beauty Shows His love Live beautifully Reflect Him.
Category: Thoughts & Musings
Beauty?
Whatever happened to beauty? We create fake art, entertainment designed only to create an adrenaline rush that is forgotten soon after. It is full of human ugliness, destruction, and death. Now, certainly, there is room for ugliness; if only to show beauty in redemption. Maybe I’m disillusioned. Maybe I just long for real beauty. Or…
The Messiness of Life
Packing for two years is messy business. Socks. Sandals. Sheets. Shampoo. Sweatshirts. Shorts. Tossing clothing from the drawers into the middle of the room, and then into the already-overflowing duffel bags is stressing me out. Then, when I finally have an item checked off of the list, I realize that I need to wear those…
We the People…
…of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” In my high school days, I was…
A Relaxing Weekend
In the last two months of my time here in the U.S. before moving to Tanzania, I know that my priority needs to be on relationships. Because of that, I took Friday and Saturday off work to be able to join my family and the Keefer Creek Baptist Church family on their annual camping trip,…
A Little Light…
I spent this weekend at Miracle Mountain Ranch for their Media Summit and had the opportunity to learn from several incredible photographers, including Nate Weatherly (of Nate Weatherly Photography). Many of the sessions focused on the importance of light, which has clear application to Scripture’s identification of Jesus as the light of the world. The…
Vanity Fair
As a ten year old reading Pilgrim’s Progress, I found Christian’s many stops on his journey relatively uninteresting, not grasping Bunyan’s wisdom or insight into the many things that can distract a Christian in his or her walk of faith. Now, fourteen years later, I get it. I can look back and see where I have…
Staying Focused
At church this morning, both Tim and John spoke about influences. What voices in the cacophony around me are influencing me? Am I heeding the quiet voice of wisdom, or am I too caught up in what my friends, co-workers, teammates, etc. are thinking of me? I know the answer, whether I care to admit it…
Volleyball Tanka
An example I wrote for my creative writing students: What will happen next? A pass, a set, a spike—Point! The spinning orb soars Across the net, hard and fast Meteor crashing—side out.
Rock Climbing
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. – Isaiah 26:4
Ride Fierce Racing 