Something Always Has To Die

I'm going to do something a little different. I want to start off with a question. Who do you want to be? It's not an unfamiliar question, most of us have heard it since we were children. What do you want to be when you grow up? The question that sparked into an idea. We began to imagine the perfect identity, the perfect life that we hoped to live. For some it becomes a driving force, pushing them...

When Lightning Strikes

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere--in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."     Acts 1:8 Now if you know me at all, you know that I am a bit of a comic book geek. Batman is my favorite, that's no big secret; but there are many other characters...

Can I Quit Now?

I am tired. My father told me a story....once. It was a pretty dismal Saturday afternoon, cold and rainy. We were sitting on the couch watching a movie, not too unusual; but at the same time, it was. We were watching a war movie, which was unusual because I had never remembered watching one with my dad before. As we were sitting there he just randomly began telling me of  a firefight that he...

Through a Telescope or Under the Microscope...How do You SEE Life?

Knowledge has weight, and a man who bares much knowledge must equally bare the strength to carry it. Knowledge can be a blessing and a burden, it is Wisdom that teaches a man which is best to carry and which is best to leave behind. I saw the cancer doctor the other day and, once again, they drew two vials of blood to be tested. It's funny, this whole process began with a blood test. Little did I...

Even when it Hurts like HELL

Intimacy is quite often one of the most sought after and yet misunderstood feelings of life's experiences. I believe that this happens because most people have the misconception that intimacy is  based on a feeling, but true intimacy is based on relationship. We are all born with a hard wired need for intimacy. Every person from birth to adulthood needs to have an intimate relationship. Our first...

It has to Begin Here

It has been a month since my last post and what a month it has been, there is so much to tell.  Several times I thought about sitting here and beginning to retell the events of the past thirty-one days, but I felt that the Spirit was holding me back. Partly I didn't want to do any serious writing while still on pain meds, so it has been seven days since I finished with the pain meds. I didn't...