Yet another great post by Jerry: Let’s face it no one really likes pain. In fact, most of us go out of our way to avoid pain. However, if we are going to accomplish our goals and ”complete the race marked out for us,” we must endure some pain along the way. If we seek to “Fix our eyes on Jesus,” as suggested in Hebrews 12:1-3, then we must look at adversity...

Yeah, if you recognize that title, then you must have grown up with Dr. Seuss! (I was a fan ever since I could pronounce sentences together) Out of all of the books that he wrote, my favorite thus far has been “Oh The Places You’ll Go!,” mainly due to its emphasis on exploring the unknown world around you (despite the bumps). In fact, I just bought...

To the shock of some of my friends, I’ll be fasting from Facebook for the next 40 days (if not indefinately). My reason for leaving Facebook has nothing to do with the privacy fiasco, nor is it related to the inability to export my data offsite (if you have no idea what I’m talking about, rejoice! You’re not a geek). Rather Facebook has (to put it...

If there was one feature request I could ask Google, it would be a way to schedule important interuptions on my life (the ones where saying no makes you evil in the sight of God and man–women too!). I’d simply turn my iPhone off (by switching to airplane mode), but then I’d miss important phone calls from friends, family and business. Perhaps I...

“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” ~King Solomon, Proverbs 25:11 Ever since I was little (I think 5 or 6) I’ve had a strong desire to communicate my thoughts visually (back then it was on a piece of paper). I’m not sure why but for some strange reason writing has always appealed to me, despite the fact that my...

It looks like I may have to purchase a new pair of sneakers sometime soon (either in the next month…possibly two). I’m not too pleased with the fact that I’ll have to break in another pair (as that can take weeks!!), but I’ve officially worn these beauties out. –Posted on my...