An Honest Retrospective on DeMolay

Yesterday, a good friend of mine was talking about the DeMolay Degree that recently saw. For those who aren't familiar with DeMolay, this post is going to be filled with notes about the organization and terms/slang that you may be unfamiliar with. I'll try to throw out the occasional explanation, but I'm hoping that most … Continue reading An Honest Retrospective on DeMolay →

A Lament

My first attempt at poetry on this blog.

My Favorite Christian Songs From My Favorite Christian Bands (Part 3)

Artist #5- Phil Joel I absolutely love Phil Joel. He's a great man who deeply adores God. He has definitely been used by God many times in my life. His solo music is so incredibly introspective in such a satisfying way. The tunes are great and the lyrics find an intensity and depth amidst relatively … Continue reading My Favorite Christian Songs From My Favorite Christian Bands (Part 3) →

My Favorite Songs From My Favorite Christian Bands (Part 2)

Well, here we are at part two of my list of my favorite songs from my favorite Christian bands. I gave a set of parameters on the original post, so feel free to check it out here. That being said, we're on to bands #10-#6. I tell you, this one is just going to keep … Continue reading My Favorite Songs From My Favorite Christian Bands (Part 2) →

My Favorite Songs From My Favorite Christian Bands (Part 1)

Christian music is awesome. It's not this frilly shallow thing lacking art that some would have you believe. No, it's deep, meaningful, and full of artistic creativity. To celebrate the art form that allows me to worship God so fully, I thought I'd go through my favorite bands and my favorite songs for those bands. … Continue reading My Favorite Songs From My Favorite Christian Bands (Part 1) →

Ranting

I've been in a less than ideal mood the past couple of days. There have been many things that have just been picking and pulling at me the last few days. So I sat down to write a rant. I intended to write down why. I thought that a few paragraphs of therapeutic writing would … Continue reading Ranting →

Destroying the Factory

The intro for any number of my blogs posts are easily the most difficult thing to do. Once I get to writing about something, anything, I can usually get the words flowing until the blog post is finished. But starting at the intro is so difficult. Often what happens is I have an idea then … Continue reading Destroying the Factory →

The Weight of the World

It sure feels like I'm a man now. I've got a relatively nice office job, working regular hours on Monday-Friday. I'm married, with a puppy at home. My wife and I just recently moved into to our first home. I've started to accumulate tools for house needs. I've been considering the cost difference between putting … Continue reading The Weight of the World →

Another Round of Blabbering

Well, it seems that things are a bit back to normal at the office. I have a little bit more time to write. Boy, am I glad to have a bit of alleviation from the chaos that was last week. Hopefully it'll keep up. So, when I thought about what to write about I actually … Continue reading Another Round of Blabbering →

The Difficult Ease in the Christian Life

Life is hard. Yeah, I know... That's a surprise to absolutely nobody. We all feel the grind of the day. We all can feel how the world is broken. We want to see it all made new. But one of the things that was running through my mind as I opened up this browser … Continue reading The Difficult Ease in the Christian Life →