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A phrase that was common in recent history but watch the news and media today and you won’t hear that phrase. You won’t even get the sense that a majority of Americans are proud to be American. I was sitting in my first grade teachers… Read More »Proud To Be An American
We desire for life to be black and white. We want people and objects to fit neatly into our concocted categories. Situations should be easy to determine the correct course of action that needs to be taken. That is not the world in which we… Read More »The Gray
My hand grabbed the last rock, I had reached the top but I made a mistake. I looked down. My heart began to race. I was fifty feet up. Clinging to the face of a rock wall for dear life. My only hope was to… Read More »Trust Issues
Diamonds are formed under a tremendous amount of pressure. Diamonds are also one of the strongest natural materials found on earth. The pressure they are formed under has everything to do with their strength. Your strength will come from the pressures of life and how… Read More »Pressure
Imagine going to a movie and one of the actors/actresses didn’t follow the script. It would be an awful movie. The script has been written for a specific reason, to arrive at a desired outcome. When not followed the script is useless in leading to… Read More »Take on Your Role
Last year I wrote “How social Media Satisfied My Soul” it was and still is easily the most popular blog post I have written to date. I believe that is because we are all searching. Searching for something, anything to satisfy the constant never ending… Read More »How Social Media Satisfied My Soul, Round 2
Jeremiah 29:11-13 “For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the LORD,”plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen… Read More »Small Choices Matter
There are several ways to improve yourself in life and specifically your hunting skills. A typical way we learn and improve is through trial and error. We learn from our mistakes and our successes. An often overlooked and much less painful way to improve is… Read More »Ultimate Mentorship
I sat there, terrified. Terrified of what I truly deserved. I deserved death. No, I deserved damnation. “What did you do?” Might be a question running through your head. I screwed up. I blew it. I sinned. In today’s culture we don’t like the word… Read More »Damned.
The Bible is offensive. I know that’s a bold statement but it’s true. If you don’t find the Bible to be offensive in some way to your thinking, you’re not reading it in its entirety. The Bible is meant to lead us. To be a… Read More »The Bible Is Offensive