Price Tags and Validation
Money is one of those things that everyone says is evil, yet everyone always wants more and more of it. I’ve never really understood why I was always drawn to it. Well, maybe I did….
Hell No
I just finished reading book number one on my reading list for the summer; Brian McLaren’s “The Last Word and the Word after that.” It made me think of things that I have never thought…
The Idea That Everyone Should Have Seen
Every once in a while I come up with a great idea and no one will be around for me to say it to. Sometimes I’ll be walking to school and start laughing out loud…
Spanglish: Ruining Our Lives
Spanglish was one of my favourite movies that I have seen in a long time. There is no crazy action heroes, no hilarious comedy it’s not even physiologically thrilling. It’s almost a love story. Adam…
Phone Sex and Starving Children
I was watching a comedian today. He was a Jewish guy that talked funny. He said that he found it funny how messed up our priorities are. That it costs sixty nine cents to feed…
Doubting is Positive
I just picked up a few books that i’m reading at the beginning of the summer. The Da Vinci Code (Brown), The Pagan Christ (Harpur) and The Last Word and the Word After That (McLaren)….
The Introverted/Extroverted Church
Today was great. I received a $2500 scholarship for school next year. Thanks God. There are many different kind of classifications that we can put people in. One that I have found myself more drawn…
Fun
There aren’t many posts that I make that have a little bit of humour. But I couldn’t resist after we took this picture. This picture was taken at our friend’s across the street White Trash…
Beyond Frustration: Painting Walls
I’ve gotten a lot of response on my last post; understandable responses sent privately to my e-mail and some posted for all to see. From some I got encouragement and people telling me that they…
Frustrated with Myself
As I sat in front of Mac’s, the rest of the guys were in the store stalking up on caffeine, I let my mind wander for a few moments. It was a crazy night tonight….
Someone There to Shoot Us Every Minute
Today in English class we had to read a short story. It was called “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. There was a line at the end of the story that…
Represent [a fear of marriage]
One of my biggest fears of getting married, even dating, is the idea that there is another person who is supposed to represent me. I know it sounds selfish, but it’s an honest fear. It…
Deep Clean: Drawing the Line
Before I go on…send someone another encouragement e-mail. Send it to someone else. Just open up another browser and send them a quick e-mail. I used to get asked by mother to clean the kitchen….
Enouragement: Does the Heart Well
Think about the last time someone encouraged you. No really. Think about it. Stop reading for just 5 seconds and think about it. (I’m only going on about it because I know that I never…
Maybe Its Not About Getting Rewarded
Darryl and I have this habit of staying up ridiculously late. In fact, last night Darryl didn’t go to bed, he was on the same couch from midnight till noon the next morning working on…
Website Updates
Hey everyone. I updated a few things on the website, hopefully in the summer I’ll be able to fully revamp this site, but for now it will stay the same. I finally added the biography…
Salvation: Here and Now
Sorry to all for the lack of posts lately, I had a big essay week, but its all over so hopefully I’ll be back on the ball. A quick comment, check out the comments on…
Reply to Letter in the Sarnia Observer (on Homosexuality)
There was a letter in the Sarnia Observer the other day, my friend Troy had it on his blog. The following is the letter and a reply that I wrote for it. Dear Editor, People…
The Transsexual/Transexual Church
trans•sex•u•al (tr ns-s k sh – l) n. 1. One who wishes to be considered by society as a member of the opposite sex. 2. One who has undergone a sex change. The church throughout…
It’s Not My Idea
Ever since I got my own website, well even before that, ever since I started speaking in front of groups of people I have found that my mind is always in a constant desire for…