because everyone should care what I think…
And you’ll realize that this person you’ve been missing because they’ve been gone is still very much a part of you. That you are, somehow, the culmination and completion of their life’s work. That everything they were is now somehow a part of you too. And you’ll celebrate that inheritance, flaws and all. You’ll look …
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I don't really follow basketball. As such, I really had no idea who Monty Williams was when I saw this headline: Monty Williams Calls For Forgiveness In Powerful Speech At Wife’s Memorial Service. But it's early, I'm bored and forgiveness isn't a theme that usually gets much press on Deadspin, so I clicked over to read …
Because of the current controversy around Starbucks' coffee cups, I thought it was time for some introspection. Before I can look at the speck in their eye, I decided to examine the plank in my own. So, just how Christian were my coffee cups? I decided a thorough examination was in order so I pulled …
I love days like today. Gentle and persistent rain. Overcast and cloudy skies. These are the days that soak the earth, leaving everything soggy and fully saturated. Puddles forming in the grassy spots as if to say "Yes, that's enough for now." I keep this old wok on my back porch as a sort …
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned;struck down, but not destroyed. We keep a precious treasure in a fragile vessel, we …
I needed this today. As someone who doesn't always deal with uncertainty or change well, it's good for me to have reminders that I follow someone who can move mountains if He so desires. This song also brings back great memories of going to Creation as a high schooler. Rich and I totally geeked …
One of my all time favorite wrestling promo gimmicks was The Rock's "It doesn't matter..." It was one of those things that was always funny and was used quite effectively to silence his adversaries. Here's a great example of him using it against Chris Jericho- See? Hilarious. I want to borrow that for a minute …
