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CS Lewis said something in The Abolition of Man that has never left me. Only a man that has had a brush with God would be able to say it with conviction. “To exist is human but to know that you exist is divine.” It is a simple yet profound statement and something we can …

What would you say if your daughter brought this guy home?

I found this artist in a meme you also may have seen floating around Facebook in the last week or so like myself. The meme said, “What would you say if your daughter brought this guy home?“ Maybe he just made the best version of himself based on what kind of torment he’s experienced. If …

Dinner Time Thoughts, Discussion Guide Included: The Full Length Album

While the internet has solved quite a few of the world’s problems, it is not sinless. It has been the greatest human achievement in making knowledge accessible, but has also been another game of Chutes and Ladders. A good thing can unintentionally kill off other necessary thing. Using it has killed off a few things …

Short Story: FIN IT TO WIN IT

Fin it to Win it And What to Do When You Can't Touch Bottom James, Nicki, and I had been asking dad all week to get in the water with us, but we quit after he acted like he couldn’t speak English in response. All we’d ever heard him say was “God made the ocean …

This Old and Wonderful Couch

This couch... **dramatic pause** This vintage couch. Could've been THE family couch any of us had that disappeared when you went to college, that is, if you grew up in the 80's, like myself. All those TGIF and Little Caesar's pizza Friday nights, the Sunday afternoon naps during a boring golf match your dad and …

Devoted Devotional Thoughts on Psalm 101:1-3

Psalm 101:1-3, NIV - "I will sing of your love and justice; to you, Lord, I will sing praise. I will be careful to lead a blameless life – when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart. I will not look with approval on anything …

Cracking Open the Gen X Hope Chest

SNL Hall of Fame Profile Pic, sadly minus Mike Myers and Tim Meadows This photo is a National treasure and it needs to be in the Smithsonian. SNL hall of fame, right here, and this picture could be the profile pic. Looking at this photo is almost cracking open the sacred Gen X hope chest. …

Shrewd Wisdom and Hatred of Evil

“I, wisdom, share a home with shrewdness and have knowledge and discretion. To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.”‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭8:12-13‬, CSB‬‬ Here in verse 12, there is a direct connection with wisdom and being shrewd. I can’t get past this idea of delaying gratification and …

Freedom from Freedom

Satire, not necessarily based on recent events… “I’m convinced four of my neighbors, one on each side of the house, bought more fireworks than the city … each”, he said. He mused, “Neighbors, thank you for the following freedoms bestowed on us by your patronage… Freedom from never having to buy fireworks for myself.Freedom from …

“Are you who I think you are?” Thoughts on Matthew 11:3‭-‬6

“Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached …