We are mortal creatures. We know this. But we don’t understand it. Eternity is in our hearts. That we will one day cease to exist, is incomprehensible to us. My grandfather died this week. I got the call this morning, … Continue reading Mortality (In Memory of Samuel Velazquez 1932-2015)
I went mountain climbing today. Well, sort of. This week I am staying at a place in the mountains. It’s a YWAM base, which, is sort of a Bible school. They train missionaries here and send them all over the … Continue reading Mountain Climbing
“I am a writer.” I remember the first time I introduced myself with that tagline. Someone asked me what I did for a living, and it just popped out of my mouth. It was a shock even to my own … Continue reading Almost, Exactly, Right Where I Want to Be
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow My … Continue reading Poetry Reflection: Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
I have spent my whole life in church. Yet, I could count on one hand the number of hymns I know, and I don’t really understand the phrase, “Sunday Best.” Well, I get what it’s supposed to mean, but in … Continue reading Jesus Wore Flip-Flops: Thoughts on the Casual Church
For those of you that have been reading my blog for a while, you know that I post pieces of my novel every once in a while. The biggest feedback I have on it, is that it starts too slow. … Continue reading Fiction: Novel Opening Scene
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