February 2012
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Because it's What I Want
So this whole fasting from secular media has left me a ton of time to think. I usually think a lot but it’s been a while since I’ve had this much time to think. I think the last time I had this much time to think was back when I went on my road trip. If you don’t remember it you can read about it here.
I got to thinking about love and what I wanted from love. I didn’t...
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Long Time Blessing
I’m not sure how much I can actually share of this story but I’ll try to do it as anonymously as possible. For the past few months there has been a certain woman calling in. She would sound depressed and all of us chaplains at work knew her because of this. We would try and encourage her, we encouraged her to seek professional help, and we prayed for her. As the months went by it...
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I'll make a man out of you
A few days ago I posted something about being a good father. One of the reasons I enjoy watching men being good fathers is because it gives me a visual of what a real man is supposed to look like. I haven’t seen too many examples of good fatherhood. You might ask what about my own father? Well, it’s not that my father hasn’t been around, it’s me who hasn’t been around. I went to boarding academy...
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My Cookies
So I’m chowing down on Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. I didn’t get to enjoy them too much when I was little because my sister would hog them all and wouldn’t share them with me because she said they were for girls only. Now I have my own box and I don’t have to share them. Mwahaha! but there’s no fun in eating them alone. I wish my sister was here so I can share them...
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What are you willing to give up?
My church is doing a 40-day fast. We’re not fasting from food for that long, but we are fasting from secular media. It’s only the second day and I’m already feeling some withdrawal effects. I have a lot of free time, time that I usually spend either watching tv, movies, our playing video games. The point isn’t to take away but replace with more wholesome things.
It just so happens that our fast...
First, I want to thank all of those following my blogs. You guys make me feel like my voice is heard. Even though I do not always update my blog I know that there are people reading. I didn’t start this blog in order to get the most followers but it really does make me feel appreciated when people follow me.
Second, these next few weeks are going to be a time of growing. I can just feel it....
“But what we really need is God. What we really need is somebody who loves us so...”
– Donald Miller, Searching for God Knows What (via favoredgrace)
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Father
As I left work today I saw a father and his two children running across the parking lot to their car. The son was racing ahead giggling while his sister grasped onto her father’s hand while squealing “look, daddy, I’m running.” It wasn’t the most extravagant expression of a father’s love for his kids but this simple act brought a smile to my face.
I like seeing...
Apologies for some inappropriateness in my last...
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You're Off a Bit
I just came from work and it was mostly normal as usual. Except I got a call that really shook me. The caller, let’s name him Jimmy, wanted to discuss things of the Bible, so we did. The conversation seemed normal, we did some debating. We disagreed on some points, which is normal when you have people of separate speaking with each other, but we both made valid points. It seemed as...
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Thankful
I’m constantly reminded by how thankful I should be and I many blessings I do have. I was in a slump not too long ago and I kinda got out of it. I’m by no means cheerful all the time but I’m definitely down in the dumps all the time. Although recently it’s been kind of hard seeing where my life looks up. I’m in a point of my life where most other people my age...
