Joel

A short but great book.
I love in Joel 2:13, the LORD says, “Rend your heart and not your garments.”
So often, we offer superficial committments to Christ, as if that will satisfy him for the time being.  Whether we do this out of laziness, fear, selfishness, etc, Christ is not duped.
He wants the real deal…he wants [...]

in the dark…

I ended up hanging out with a friend after Young Life for 2 hours in the Hub. Her name is Karly and she has been going through a rough time of the pressures of school and feelings of inadequacy as a Christian. She kept talking about how she thinks she is praying wrong [...]

nickel creek

nickel creek is another one of those bands that i just love…i can’t explain how much their music changes my life….”run around in my head, like i’m dreaming”
i love this line…i wish that God was running around in my head all day long. that’s what pray continually means to me
I USUALLY DON’T LIKE WHEN [...]

fall on me

Fall on me ever so gently….washing my filthy stains….shower me with your love…..breathe on these dry bones and break these chains….set me free.
This is a song by Rita Springer that I randomly found in my iTunes library. I believe it was given to me via Pete Horning. There is this theme of [...]

sunday bloody sunday

You gotta love U2. In fact you gotta love music. I am so blown away by people who don’t even listen to music or enjoy it.
I listen to music that mirrors my personality. My tumultuous side identifies with various forms of screamo and hardcore rock bands and yet my introverted side seeks [...]

i am ready

First off, I would like to apologize for anyone who read my earlier blog entry about “you are not your own”. I read “My Utmost for His Highest” everyday by Oswald Chambers and if I find an entry I am moved or challenged by; I paste it into wordpress just so I can come [...]