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Be Who You Were Created to Be 1

May

15

2016

Psalm 139:13-14 says: For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made… At our recent trip to the Outcry Tour, Brian Houston, the lead pastor of Hillsong Church, was the main speaker. You can read my Outcry post for details on his ...

Life is Hard 2

May

12

2016

The famous line from The Princess Bride goes like this, “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.”. Life is hard. If you haven’t learned that yet, you will, sooner or later. Granted, “hard” comes in varying levels. What is hard for me would certainly not compare to the suffering of, say, ...

Boycotting Fear? 4

Apr

28

2016

Oh Facebook, you always seem to like to show stuff that I find myself disagreeing with. I’m sure it has something to do with the amount time I interact with said post and the amount of comments I put forth, but that’s here nor there. The latest such post to show up in my News ...

Outcry Tour 2016 2

Apr

25

2016

This past Saturday, we were blessed with the opportunity to be a part of the 2016 Outcry Tour in Philadelphia (Camden, if we’re being technical about it) I’ll start off by saying it was amazing night, but not necessarily for the reasons I thought it would be going in to the night. Sometimes it’s hard ...

A Difference of Opinion 1

Apr

22

2016

The latest controversy to come down the pike in the good old US of A is the issue of Target stores opening up their bathrooms for “gender-identified” use. In other words, you are welcome to use the restroom with which you identify. See the statement from Target. I have concerns regarding this policy, but I ...

Presence vs. Promise 1

Feb

21

2016

This morning, in our Sunday Life Class (think Sunday School), we continue our series by John Bevere – Good or God. The premised of the series is that things in life might seem good, but are they really good? Do they line of with God’s definition of good? And what is God’s definition of good ...

Helping Grandpa and Grandma

Jul

29

2015

Last week Grandpa and Grandma (Hob and Bev) Clark’s van was in a major freak accident. Here’s how freak it was. A car came at, what must have been, super high speed around the bend in front of our house. They then proceeded to rear-end Grandpa and Grandma’s van. It didn’t stop there though. The ...

Coming Full Circle 2

Jul

27

2015

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “coming full circle”. This weekend I experienced the reality of that term. If you’re not familiar with my story, here’s a nutshell version of what happened to me two years ago. On and around July 24, 2013 I experienced a massive manic episode. A complete breakdown. This resulted in ...

My Own Inside Out

Jun

24

2015

This Father’s Day I took Fitzy to see Inside Out, which was an absolutely amazing movie, in my opinion. Spoiler Alert: I will be dealing with some of the content of the movie in this post, so you’ve been forewarned. The gist of the movie is that most of it takes place in Riley’s head. ...

Dear Fitzy (4th Birthday) 3

Apr

28

2015

Dear Fitzy, I wanted to write you a post on your 4th birthday to have something for us both to look back on someday. I can’t believe you’re 4 already. I know it’s cliche, but time really does fly. Dear time, please slow down, because before we both know it, you’ll be out the door, ...