We stood outside the doors of shows we couldn't afford ( Read more... )

 following Jesus is easy, until we come to the end of ourselves and are confronted by His ridiculous demands - such as loving one's enemy, or denying oneself and taking up the cross ( Read more... )

 can i just say...shia labeouf has my permission to stalk the heck out of me whenever he wants...i am totally okay with that.

 dear 2008 ( Read more... )

the trees on
cherry street
all drop their
leaves on the
eve of
december

red and gold
and gone as
your breath
from my
bed and
your steps
from the door

where you
stood
like a man
on a cross
and nothing
we said
could replace
what we lost

tonight the
trees bloom
with stars
to light your
way, far
far from
where we are

 "then i saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.  i saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.  and i heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'now the dwelling of God is with ( Read more... )

the ear no longer 
hears the train 
that moans and shakes
the window panes

legs and lungs stretch
past the burn with each 
step it takes to find 
the finish line

the heart grieves less
the loss of you day
by day by
day.

it's been a difficult year; a year of doubting, longing, and falling harder than i knew i was capable of.  although i suppose the bible warned me fair enough - "if you think are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!"  lesson learned, self humbled - at least until next time, right?   every year, i go through the same process of sorting out ( Read more... )

"my secret is that i need God - that i am sick and can no longer make it alone.  i need God to help me give, because i no longer seem to be capable of giving; to help me be kind, as i no longer seem capable of kindness; to help me love, as i seem beyond being able to love."  -douglas coupland

i have realized that i need to be more honest with people.  to be transparent, to be willing to put myself out there to the people i love and trust.  because if i allow my fear of the possibility of rejection to control me, the possibility that i might let everyone see that i don't have it all together, then my faith means nothing because i fail to ( Read more... )