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8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice - Proverbs 16:8 I have been blessed with a nagging conscience. Throughout my life, it has haunted me when I fail to do what I ought to. While many times I wished I could perpetrate morally questionable acts, it centers me, reminding me of … Continue reading Our Inner Hecklers →

12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. - 1 Peter 3:12 I stroll the aisles of Target with a purchase justification mindset firmly placed in my back pocket more than I would … Continue reading Target, A Polar Bear, and Evil →

24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. - Romans 7:24-25 The Bible is pretty clear when … Continue reading The Who Behind the What →

One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus - Philippians 3:13–14  The old adage says that Monday's are hard. Difficult. Soul-crushing. Looking at Google, you can scroll for hours … Continue reading Monday Daydreams →

The coffee is black. This is another term for the un-doctored, un-tampered with, nitro charged rocket fuel a day after a holiday needs. In my own historic reconstruction, I see dark coffee as the official drink of coal miners and steel workers, the backs of whom this great country was founded upon. In the retooled … Continue reading The Coffee That Built This Country →

Today I read an article stating with surprisingly clear detail, the identification of the infamous D.B. Cooper. If you aren't familiar with notorious 1970's plane heists, Cooper (his alias) was a man who jumped out of a plane headed for Seattle after acquiring $200,000 from it's cargo in 1971. For years, many have constructed theories … Continue reading D.B. Cooper and The Mystery of Grace →

6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; 7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, 8 guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. - Proverbs 2:6-8 Few topics in the Bible are touched … Continue reading Wisdom and the Family Business →

I wore shorts today. I know how absurd that first sentence is, but for me, it is life changing. My deeply held Midwestern grit prefers jeans no matter the season. Part of this is Ohio bred pride, but most of it is insecurity. I won't let the season win, so I fight, running from the … Continue reading Ohio Weather and A Pale Defiance →

There are as many different philosophies of writing as their are writers. Some will command you to write a certain amount of words every day, despite your feeling or duties. Stephen King famously writes every single day, including holidays. He sees it as an incredible obligation. While others, often see it as a once and … Continue reading Live to Write, Write to Live, Love Both →

13 Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, 14 but Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." 15 And he laid his hands on them and … Continue reading Children And Jesus →