My church has a saying (that I’m sure we did not originate), “Pray like it depends on God, and work like it depends on you.” I think it’s a pretty good saying. God is in control, and prayer is the most important thing we can do when faced with a difficult situation. However, God uses [...]
I was assaulted tonight on my way home from a friend’s house. It was kinda strange. I was walking down the street and it seemed like two people were following me. I heard them talking, and I could have sworn one of them said, “Why are we running away from him?” [...]
Dr. King was an amazing man, but I think that we often trivialize his message and flatten his character. We remember one line from one speech: “I have a dream.” Do we even remember what his dream was? We know it was something about equality, but do we remember what he actually said? [...]
Note: It’s late, but I really want to get this up tonight, so I’m reserving the right to edit it tomorrow.
—
It’s been a while since my last post, and I had been posting so regularly too. Ah well, such is life, and a lot has happened in the interim.
Two months ago I mentioned in [...]
Being married to a Lutheran means that I’m more aware of the Church calendar than my low church background would belie. Thanks to my wife’s influence, I’ve decided to give something up for Lent. I wanted to pick something that would have a definite impact on my life. I thought (ever so briefly) about foregoing [...]
