There is a lot going on in the world, the country, and life in general, so here are an assorted collection of thoughts on them all:
It’s beyond understanding, to me, how far dictators will go to remain in power. We are seeing evidence of that in Myanmar where it has taken 10 days for the [...]
Today, I voluntarily took myself to the doctor.
This is something I don’t like to do. I don’t enjoy going to the doctor as they usually enjoy charging me high prices to tell me I am sick. That and I don’t like all the poking at my sides.
But, I couldn’t help it today. I’ve been having [...]
Last night, I’m a local, popular bookstore. By local, I mean I drove the 20 minutes to Lexington to go to a bookstore.
Anyways, usually when I walk around the bookstore I’ll gander at some of the books, contemplate buying something, then realize I’ll never finish it, and then move on to another store (most likely [...]
I grew up wanting to be a sports writer, maybe even take a stab at politics, or even - as my mother will tell you - be a game show host. (Hey, I enjoyed it when USA would air game shows from 8 a.m. to noon just about every day. Those were the good days.)
Never [...]
Here is the transcript of my first sermon that I delivered this morning at Junction City UMC in Junction City, Kentucky. I serve at the church as its youth pastor.
The title of the sermon is “Time to Get in the Game.”
I want to take a pause from the WVU Scandal - trust me, we will return to in short time - to talk about something personal for a moment.
Today, is a very special day in my life, the life of my family, and the life of my friends. In a few short hours, I’ll stand [...]
What’s wrong with me?
It’s a question that I keep asking myself over and over again and especially here lately.
Am I too fat? Do I make the wrong jokes? Am I too nice? Am I not nice enough?
My life is not where I thought it would be at 28. Granted, God’s blessed me in [...]
Next week, I’m delivering my first sermon.
I can’t wait. I’m a walking expectation over the prospect of delivering a message to the people where I’m serving. I get goose bumps and a huge smile just thinking about it. So does my family. A lot of my family from West Virginia, Tennessee and possibly South Carolina [...]
Historically, I have a problem of taking on more than I can chew. I’ve had this problem for awhile now and it’s something that I wish I could do something about, because I really believe it has made me older than my young 28.
Right now, I have enough on my plate to give at least [...]
So, I survived.
Four flights, lack of sleep, and being inundated with more information in 72 hours than an entire year of seminary, I survived training for YouthWorks this summer. It was a great weekend. I was able to meet some great people from across the country and be myself and learn about others. Also, I [...]
