I’m not anti-halloween, but it doesn’t excite me much. Last year, my eldest told me that she’s glad she doesn’t dress up and go trick or treating. We usually either hit up a local “fall festival” around town or sit around and throw pumpkin seeds at each other…
In case we’re staying in this time around, this past weekend we carved our pumpkins and i just [...]

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Those who I share my most intimate struggles with know that I don’t believe in myself… and i’ve said it a few times on this site before… so really, any of you who stop by regularly should know it… but there are a few who get to dig deep into the reasons behind the doubt. In spite of my [...]

I was all on pace to finish unChristian within the time frame of my goal, but for some reason got stuck on the last forty pages. Perhaps because, as i mentioned, the text doesn’t grab your attention but does challenge you to think and once I finished with the “problem areas” I had a tough time getting back into it. Whatever the reason, I finally [...]

Back in June I wrote a Haiku Poem on StuffChristiansLike, birthed out of mostly true stories which occurred over the years playing on a worship team. For some reason it keeps getting some pub, so half of this is an attempt to say ‘hey, look I’m featured on a really popular site’ and the other half is to give props to SCL, a pretty good [...]

Just walked in, watching part of the debate…
Did Obama have a blue pen bust in his mouth or something?
That’s all

From time to time a book will come along and blow your mind away with deep spiritual truths, setting off a series of emotional responses much like those experienced during youth camp or an Innovate Conference. Perhaps the drug wears off over the next few weeks as your spiritual mind and body return to normal, or maybe you’re able to hold on to the transformation [...]

I’m implementing a plan to read one non school related book every two weeks… thus, the One-2 Book Plan. I can only add books to which I have direct access and the freedom to mark up (which, if you’re a friend and you loan a book to me, expect it to come back with notes… likewise, if i loan you a book, and it doesn’t [...]

i hate all your show and pretense
the hypocrisy of your praise
the hypocrisy of your festivals
I hate all your show
away with your noisy worship
away with your noisy hymns
i stop up my ears when you’re singin’ em
i hate all your show
instead let there be a flood of justice
an endless procession of righteous living, living
instead let there be a flood of justice
instead of the show

your eyes are closed [...]

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Switchfoot is lucky, well, at least if they want to retain the title of “Jeremy’s Favorite All Time Band.” Had Brian McSweeney, Matt Sumpter, Chris Beaty and Wes Simpkins (later replaced by Russ Fox who went on to play for Bleach) decided to stick it out, there is no doubt in my mind Seven Day Jesus would [...]