Searching for truth, doing my best to understand a God who can never be fully understood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0XLQXnidlk&feature=youtu.be Download here: Play Tonight we are going to continue Ephesians. Last week was about husbands and wives, tonight we will talk about children and parents and then in a dramatic shift we will talk about slaves and masters and then to wrap it all up we will talk about how this plays out in … Continue reading God in All (A sermon on Ephesians 6)
Howdy. For myself (and you as well if you choose to follow), I'll be posting my chicken scratch as I re-read the Old Testament. I've been taking notes the last few days as I've gone through Genesis. My goal for the year is to really wrestle with these passages. So I'll post my questions … Continue reading Genesis (Notes)
*working on it*
In the words of the prophet Miley Cyrus: "To my home girls here with the big butt Shaking it like we at a strip club Remember only God can judge ya Forget the haters 'cause somebody loves ya" Oh judgement. Where does one even begin? As a Christian I think it's safe to … Continue reading The Pigs, The Vegans, The Blocks, and The Holy. (A post on Christian Judgement)
Where I've been: Ya know, I like to think I'm just the same ole Devon I've been for years. And in many aspects of my life and passions I really just haven't changed a whole lot. Since 2006 I've regarded Dave Matthews Band to be the best band on the planet. Since 2001 I've … Continue reading Where I’ve been & Where I’m going.
Ten years ago. That’d be one decade ago. You all were bout 5,6, or 7 to really paint the picture. School was letting out at Chiles High School. Most of my friends didn’t take the bus so we would all wait by the car pickup. We’d talk about sports, tv, movies, girls, music. Our flip … Continue reading “I am with you always.” (A final Young Life talk)
Well hello Fellowship of Christian Athletes. I must admit this is the first time I’ve ever been at an F.C.A. meeting. Well actually I think I crashed an FCA when I was in High School because I saw free Chickfila nuggets. But I don’t think I stayed around. So FCA as far as I know … Continue reading “It didn’t have to be that way.” (FCA)
Before I was a leader here at Lincoln Young Life I was a leader at Swift Creek Middle School. I was once hanging out with the other leaders on that team and we were all going around a circle telling each other what we thought each individual's spiritual gifts were. When the rotation came to … Continue reading The Impossible God (Young Life Talk)
As a major in Religion I had heard it all. That my beliefs were false. That you'd be silly to believe in this. The archaeological evidence that disproved a certain story. The contradictions within a text that is without error. The other cultures that our "Genesis" pulls from. Any deep study of the Bible will … Continue reading The Lonely Christians
Today is December 16th, 2014. In just a few hours my ticket stub will be torn and I will enter theater 19 at AMC to watch the final chapter of the Middle Earth saga. A journey that took root thirteen years ago in the very same theater. I was just a little kid then. I … Continue reading Why I Love: The Lord of the Rings
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