Stranded: Survival of the Fittest


"God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble searching after him. And his children shall be filled if they will only hunger and thirst after what he offers." -Richard Holloway     The Lord has taught me a few different things this week,…

Every Party Has a Pooper


Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:  And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more then sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right…

The God Pause: A Memoir


"A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused." -Nigel Short Imagine the worst day you have ever had, now recall one of your best. Reflect on when you were the smartest in your class, now relive the way your stomach sank when told you didn't pass.…

Mean What You Say, Say What You Mean


"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." -Marcus Tullius CiceroAnd one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.Luke…