December 2011
2 posts
Influence →
I hope this gets delivered on time. I hope they can see past the rhyme and meditate on the reason for this letter.
Why would anyone want to follow me to Christ, if I’m not living right — and…
In case you wanted to know … →
I’ve been confronted with some very powerful thoughts in the last few weeks, and I think this would be a good time to compile them and share them in a way that might move others to action. If…
January 2010
4 posts
TMI →
I’d like to extend a great big thank you to all the girls who made it hard for a guy to keep his eyes to himself the last few days.
You see, I understand the good intentions of supporting breast…
persistence →
Do you have a thought or train of thought that seems to be persistent in your mind — constantly popping up and causing your previous thoughts to come to a grinding halt? Perhaps it is because of…
productivity →
productive /prəd’ʌktɪv/
1. A word used to describe the feeling one gets when they are a little tired from all the extra work, but the work is done and rest is coming.
listen... →
…can you hear that?
It’s the winds of change!
December 2009
1 post
finish. →
“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started.”
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of…
November 2009
5 posts
0 hour work week →
The master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his work and his play, his education and his recreation. He hardly knows…
Why I use Facebook . . . →
I don’t get on Facebook to play farmville. In fact, I don’t think farmville should even get a capital f in its name.
I thought I got on Facebook so I could peer into the details of a friend’s life…
Pre-Thanksgiving Day Gratitude →
Here’s my head-start on things to be thankful for this year:
I am thankful I’m not at an airport this morning with a delayed flight due to computer glitches in Atlanta, GA
I am thankful I have been…
Looking for an open door . . . →
This is part of my life, I like to call it — searching.
So, Alexander Bell was quoted as saying, “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed…
Running. →
I’m ready to run. Run with an idea, run with a friend, or just simply run. The time for action is now. Where do I fit? What’s my role? Who do I support? Who supports me?
The race has begun, I…
October 2009
6 posts
A recommendation: →
I just finished watching Will Smith in, “The Pursuit of Happyness”. Yes, I know happiness is spelled wrong. I can only do as good as the movie writiers. Watch and see. As you watch this movie…
Quote of the day →
“Republicans will do everything in their power to stop [health care] reform this time because for many on the other side there will never be a good time to reform health insurance. As former…
Keeping Up →
In case you though I’ve stopped writing, you’re mistaken. However, I am trying to keep up with everything else, and that takes some of my writing time.
Have you asked God to surprise you today? …
Change I Can Do →
There’s a lot of fuss over changes in our environment — global warming, deforestation, human waste, etc. I won’t say that any of these are not valid thoughts to look in to, but I don’t think it’s…
And Ye Shall Know →
“And ye shall know that I am the Lord” Ezekiel 37:13
Why does God ask us questions that He already knows the answer to? Why put us through the trouble of processing the though and deciding upon…
Relief . . . →
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” Hebrews 4:9
I hope that you are looking forward to eternity as I am. Someday, God will provide for us a day fo rest, for those who trust…
September 2009
24 posts
optipessimistic →
op⋅ti⋅pes⋅si⋅mis⋅tic [op-tuh-pes-uh-mis-tik] -adj. Having your glass neither half empty nor half full, because nobody likes half a glass.
Instructions: Pour out your heart for others, when it’s…
Walking on water →
So, I always knew and I firmly believe that God can do anything — absolutely anything — that He wants to do, including, but not limited to, walking on water. Furthermore, He can have others join…
Turbulence →
James 4
1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot…
I love my mom. →
No, really. That’s all I have to write. She pretty much made my day… See you tomorrow, it’ll be Hawaiian Shirt Day.
Processing . . . Please Wait. →
Ah…familiar words in this technology age. As humans, sometimes we should sit down and think about what’s happening. We should think about how God is working.
Once in awhile, a lesson I see that…
Milestones →
So I have a goal on my 43things.com account to learn to play guitar. Here’s how it works (or has worked so far)
Step 1: Get excited — done! Step 2: Buy guitar — done! Step 3: Throw out all…
Food for thought: Abraham Lincoln →
“The people of the United States are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” -Abraham Lincoln…
Upcoming Post: Be an Authority on Passion →
This should be fun. Keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming article or article series on being passionate titled, “Be an Authority on Passion.” I’ll look forward to reading your comments!
Rain . . . →
awesome rain from versa on Vimeo
Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul. Emily Logan Decens
What's your story? →
Everybody has a story.
Each person around you is writing a chapter in their story every second of every minute of every hours of every day. Each person has a timeline that they are travelling…
Psalm 3 →
1Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
2Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
3But thou, O LORD, art…
Where were you when . . . →
I was in English class at my high school when the principal announced over the intercom that an airplane had been taken over by terrorists and had crashed into one of the nation’s iconic structures…
Finish Line? →
Do you remember the feeling you got when you crossed the finish line? Do you remember the feeling you got a couple seconds later when you realized there’s still 7 laps to go? Allow me to introduce…
How He Loves →
by John Mark McMillan He is jealous for me Loves like a hurricane I am a tree Bending beneath The weight of his wind and mercy When all of a sudden I am unaware of these Afflictions eclipsed by…
Just a thought . . . →
“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17
If God be for us,…
The day after . . . →
“Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength” -Proverbs 8:14
Sometimes understanding is hard to come by. Who’s fault is that? God is full of wisdom and understanding…
Day Thirty →
It’s been one of those days.
I spent most of today under the bus, so to speak, for one reason or another. Some of these reasons may have been legitimate, or at least given the information provided,…
Day Twenty Nine →
I’m beginning to notice that unscheduled, impromptu meetings add a flare of speciality to my time with friends. In fact, it makes my time with God more special as well. To simply feel His…
Day Twenty Eight →
Whew! I just got back after putting 250 miles on the Buick between here and Grove, Oklahoma. I had a nice lunch with my high school band director and spent some time with his family today. …
Day Twenty Six →
Sorry this is late…this is the day I am completely computer-less during my normal writing time. I still haven’t had the proper motivation to fix my primary computer, and my laptop is getting the…
Day Twenty Seven →
Time — precious time.
“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” John 9:4-5
Day Twenty Five →
Choices.
“Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.” These are the words of a song by a band I just threw out the window. Literally. I thought that as a musician I had an…
Day Twenty Four →
So…I woke up this morning to a surprise — my computer is not working. I’m borrowing another PC to get this post written tonight.
If you prayed for me last night or this morning that I’d be able…
Day Twenty Three →
Wow — right when a 30-day journey seems like it’s coming to a close, I’m just getting warmed up! I knew when I started this experiment that it would not be something that should ever end, but that…
August 2009
32 posts
Day Twenty Two →
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double…
Day Twenty One →
What a day! Started off the morning early, taking a friend to work. This was followed by a mile-long walk in east Tulsa with my brother. He and I played a round of Horse on the basketball court…
Day Twenty →
Another Hawaiian Shirt Day has come and gone! It was actually very relaxed at work, althought there was still plenty to do. I decided tonight would be a good time to have my younger brother over…
Day Nineteen →
Psalm 27
1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon…
Day Eighteen →
Be careful what you say, for you never know where your words may go. Surprises today have come in two forms: good and not-so-good. You don’t get to choose which ones you get, but you can choose…
Day Seventeen →
I am blessed. I’ve been working at my current place of employment on a 6-month contract. Today, I was offered a position on-staff! I’m so glad that in the midst of the troubles of this world that…
Day Sixteen →
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy…
Day Fifteen →
Got it! The third ‘first draft’ is ready for my aunt and uncle’s video. It is quite amazing, if I do say so myself. Mainly because they have such a heart for what they do. I think the video…