after four months of training, i have finally done it . . . the eugene marathon. i have so many thoughts, feelings, emotions about it all, i decided to just start recording them here in a random fashion. these are the things--for whatever reason--that i want to remember about sunday april 29, 2007. i thought about reciting a blow by blow ( Read more... )

last thursday night at highlife, i was all set to go home for the day. i had my guitar, my computer, the remains of my dinner. i walk all the way out to my truck when i realize that i forgot my keys. i had to take the long way back into the sanctuary as the door i used to exit can't be open from the outside ( Read more... )

when i consider the fruits of the Spirit, i think that self-control is the one i find most difficult to grow in my life. much to my surprise, i actually only broke my resolution four times for two-thousand and six. it came to me when i tallied up the hours per week i was wasting away in front of the television watching the three flavors of law ( Read more... )

a week ago i brought maile along with me to a high life staff christmas party--more for my benefit really. i can't stand social gatherings and it seems that christmas ushers in a slew of them. accompanied by a three year old, you have an excuse to be immature and unsocial, it's the perfect cover ( Read more... )

i didn't know at the time. how could i have possibly known that a simple conversation would cascade me into the ultimate game of hide and go seek that would last two weeks ( Read more... )

i decided to lead high school worship this week even though i wasn't on the schedule. i haven't been there for over a month and a half, just had a bunch of things going on. this was the last wednesday night youth group until january, so i thought it would be a good idea to represent. i am so glad that i did ( Read more... )

the light, the dark both running through me ( Read more... )

i was just listening to a few tracks of the new damien album. there is just something about his music and his writing that stirs my soul. it is passionate, honest, but above all, there is a yearning, a deep hunger and thirst in his instruments, his lyrics, and in how he sings ( Read more... )

i was just hit hard with another reminder, another weak area in my life ( Read more... )

i think that i talk about myself too much ( Read more... )