It’s just my Amigo. That’s right, my Isuzu Amigo sounds just like a tank, it’s really that loud. And the reaction I get as I’m driving down the street certainly makes it seem I’m in a tank. Heads turn all around and duck for cover, children in cars next to me [...]

The coffee shop I’m in is closing, so I don’t have a lot of time, but I just bought a new phone and thought I’d let you know.  Here it is!

It’s not an I-Phone, but it’ll do.  It’s a smartphone which has Wi-Fi, Microsoft wireless 5.0 and many other little gadgets.  I got it for [...]

I just recently found out someone very dear to me is pregnant. This is a cause for celebration, but it’s also a very difficult situation, because she’s only 19, unmarried and unprepared. This has got me thinking a bit about mercy. I don’t know about you, but it’s very hard for me [...]

Beloved, the Beauty of God in suffering, pain and brokenness, is that if we cooperate , He will meet us in the midst of these places.  And because He is a God who is merciful, longsuffering and gracious, many times even when we’re not cooperating He meets us here anyways.
I’m learning about Grace, I’m learning [...]

Today… Get some substance and … Tomorrow… Have some influence
This phrase came through a conversation with one of my best buddies.  The gist of the conversation centered around the question of how we can stretch ourselves now in Christ, in a way that causes others to follow.  We came to the conclusion that the great [...]

Trust me folks, this Dairy Queen isn’t supposed to look quite like this.  I wish I could say that Cedar Rapids is a a city that was built underwater on purpose, but it wasn’t.  The truth, as most of you know, is that there has been flooding in this city, and all across the Midwest, [...]

I have two neighbor kids that live across the hall from me.  One is in 5th grade and the other is in 6th.  Today, before we went to the park to play football, the 6th grader wanted to show me something.  He took me into his room and showed me a huge poster, of a [...]

Hey friends!  I just got done about 20 minutes ago with a 9 mile run.  I didn’t go very hard, and it took me about 1 hour 14 minutes.  I’ve never jogged for that amount of time before, and it’s pretty insane.  I’m learning a lot about myself, running and life in general so far.  [...]

I just got done watching Bella, and I must say it’s one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while.  If you haven’t seen it, you gotta check it out.

I’ve actually got a lot to post over this weekend, but I thought I’d start the day with a thought from yesterday that I wrote down.
Here is why criticism and judgment sucks, especially for peoples past mistakes. It’s because fleshly criticism lacks any redemptive quality and it pigeonholes people into an entire life of [...]