June 2019

Originally published April 16, 2012 A parse error when working in computer science and code programming is basically when code, that is imported, does not translate to the receiving program. Just like when we, as Christians, try to witness to someone about the Gospel, about a mission trip, about a path God is leading us […]

Originally published April 8, 2012 One year. So much can change in one year. One year ago today I was three days away from leaving on my first mission trip. I feared the flight. I feared being in a third world country. I feared being out of my comfort zone. I could go on and

Originally published December 5, 2011 Thick fog. Driving this morning in the fog made me realize that is where I am at in many areas of my life. In some areas God has shown me what He wants the outcome to be but the path He is going to use to bring me to that

Originally published October 14, 2011 Part One Does true repentance lead to Lordship salvation, or making Jesus lord of your life? In other words, is it possible to come to a place of true repentance of your sins and a saving faith in Jesus without making Him Lord of your life? For clarification I do

Originally published October 9, 2011 It’s amazing that a tangible, inanimate item can sometimes carry such a negative connotation, how it can become a symbol of a difficult or unhappy time in your life. In my case it is a building. A building that, to look at it, now brings about a sense of relief

Originally published on October 6, 2011 Holding pattern. This has been my life recently. Several areas of my life were all placed in wait mode by God. I now realize that I do not function well in wait mode, as my typical response is to throw myself into another area to avoid thinking about what

Originally published July 8, 2011 Guest post on Blogging Theologically on August 19, 2011 I have encountered many times in the last several years the attitude of “Life is short…why be good”. Generally speaking when this is directed at me it is because the person is aware of my faith. One of the reasons I

Originally published May 30, 2011 I’ve done a lot of reflecting since returning home from a mission trip to a third world country. Reentering my reality was nothing like I expected. I expected relief to be home, happiness to be back to the lifestyle to which I am accustomed and a feeling of comfort and

Originally published April 24, 2011 While driving through a Central American country, one of the first things I noticed was the dried up vegetation and dustiness of the land. Although we were told that in merely a few weeks the vegetation would be green and lush, it currently looked brown and dormant. It was a

Originally published March 6, 2011 I have come to realize that my life, as I know it, is crumbling. There is an earthquake occurring in my life right now and everything is being shaken to its foundation. Not that every building is crashing, but somehow you tend to only notice those that are. Now, I