22 Jan Far better to give
"It is more blessed to give than to receive."Acts 20:35 Every once in awhile I take a step back and ask myself, "What the heck are you doing here?" What am I doing? I am working a thankless job in the middle of the worst...
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22 Jan He humbled himself
"Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourself. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. "Have this mind in you which is yours in Christ Jesus, who though...
20 Aug So I’m Going to College
01 Aug What Matters in Friendships
[This is something I have recently been struggling with over the past few months. In other words, I wrote this mostly for myself as a way to verbalize a few stray thoughts that might be lost if I didn't write them down. But then, of...
09 Jul Timidity
[I'm veering away, a little bit, from the "end of the matter" theme with this post, but I pretty much couldn't help myself. I found this "poem" of sorts scribbled in one of my old notebooks the other day, and couldn't believe I had...
01 Jul I Don’t Matter?
Here’s a thought somewhat connected to the thoughts from my previous post: If God is the only one who can make things matter, then God is ultimately the only one who matters. And if God is the only one who matters, then I – insofar as...
18 May The End of the Matter
I read a book once, and it changed my life forever. It revolutionized my outlook on life. Not that I was actively seeking any kind of life-altering experience or anything. The book simply came to me at a time when I was just beginning to...