Will You Trust Him?

The first day in the hospital. Nothing really stands out to me from the journal, except that her heart rate still wasn't going down. And also, this one thing that Mom wrote. Lazarus Factor- one who God helpsWill you trust Him? Will you follow Him anyway? Will you trust Him? Reading this then, I would …

Rewinding God

Exodus 24:18 (NIV) Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. Can we talk about Moses for a minute?  More specifically, can we talk about his memory? So, here we have a picture of Moses going up on a mountain …

What Do You Want?

The people wanted a king. "Everyone else has one," they said.  "We want one too." God tried to warn them.  "Tell them they'll be sorry," he told Samuel.  The people wouldn't hear it.  "Give them a king then.  They'll have to obey him, and he might make them do things they don't want to do." …

Speak And Destroy

It's only the ninth of the month, and I already have a theme for the year: speaking. I had a two-hour conversation with one of my coworkers about speaking what you believe, and believing what your speak.  God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.  He spoke what He wanted to see, and it …

In Which I Explain Something To Myself

I don't understand why.  Why?  Why do people think they can do things to people? But I know why.  It's not that hard to explain.  Here, let me do that for you: Because they can. We live in a world where we are afraid.  We are afraid of each other.  We are afraid of our …

Why Am I A Christian?

My mother asked me the other day, "Have you ever wondered why you're a Christian?"  "All the time" I answered. I was born on a Wednesday, and I was in Church that Sunday.  Some would say I was brainwashed from an early age, being exposed to something at an early age and not being allowed …

“Son Of God” Movie Review

Son of God is a Christian movie. It depicts Jesus' life based on the book of John. Although the movie doesn't come out until next month, my mother and I got to see a special screening of it earlier this week. It did not live up to our standards. One of the problems that I …

Catching Fire And I’m A Writer

I went to see Catching Fire tonight, and let me tell you, it was awesome!  I love how it’s fast paced, but they fit everything in that needs to be in the movie.  Effie’s dresses are beautiful, the scenery is breathtaking (of course, the arena was filmed in Hawaii), and the acting was spot on.  …

Cool. Thanks God.

When I talk about things that are bothering me, they instantly don't bother me anymore.  Sometimes because I realize how stupid the problem is, and sometimes it's because in talking about the problems, I find there is a solution.  I feel better, and I find the solution to be...well, talking about it. I don't like to talk, but when …

Something So Positive Can Be So Negative

There is a guy named Mike Donehey.  He is the lead singer of a band called Tenth Avenue North.  Now this band has some beautiful songs.  They are full of hope, and love, and hard-hitting truth.  They're just fantastic. Mike writes.  Of course he does, he writes the songs.  But he always writes blog posts. …