What I want the most is consistently bullied by what is necessary to get there. The two are in a constant battle over my life plans. I always find myself sheltering the victim mentality of desire and together we flee from the bully, hard work. I'm not sure why I never seem to reach … Continue reading complacency

The bitter taste of lemon juice in warm water or unsweetened diluted cranberry juice helps me feel that I'm doing something of great benefit. It's potency reminds me that I'm making a choice contrary to pleasure for the sake of future reward. It tells me with each hostile sip that I am cleaner or at … Continue reading Benefits of Bitterness

God creates a good world and appoints humans to rule it on his behalf. Humanity rebels, and the story traces the tragic consequences of human sin for individuals, families and societies, and creation itself. Source: I'm watching Genesis Part 1 on @YouVersion.

Food connects me to people. I don’t mean only that I feel connected when I am eating with others, what I mean is that when I make lasagna I think of my Dad, and when I make bread I think of my sister. When I am sinking my teeth into Thai food my friend Naomi … Continue reading food’s influence

Darkness is the desperate despair that we sometimes experience in life. It is the torment of nothingness, the stillness which we cannot escape, nor can we live without. Darkness when i speak of it, is the sad , black quiet from which all life is birthed.  it is mourning for God, and faith, man and … Continue reading let evening fall

http://woodlawnmovie.com/about A gifted high school football player must learn to boldly embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field in WOODLAWN, a moving and inspirational new film based on the true story of how love and unity overcame hate and division in early 1970s Birmingham, Ala. Tony … Continue reading woodlawn movie