I’ll Be Write Back

In the spring of 1995, I took the writing portion of the now defunct TAAS (Texas Assessment of Academic Skills) test.  I was a nerdy 4th grader who loved almost everything about school.  Except writing.  I hated writing.  Couldn’t stand it.  But my teacher told me that I wrote well.  She told me I should [...]

Unrestrained JOY!

I have no idea where this came from. I just experienced pure unrestrained joy. I actually experienced it. Have you ever experienced joy? Truly? It’s crazy to even try to get my mind around it. I don’t think I can. It is not a thought or an idea. [...]

WHY #3 – Live Homeless?

***(posted from “Home Sweet Homeless”) ***
“Why would you actually choose to live homeless?” I have been asked this question more times than I can possibly even count. Most of the time I actually am left feeling overwhelmed by the question. The truth is, I don’t even fully understand at times why I am doing this. [...]

What Jesus Demands # 5

I have not kept up with this very well. This is only my second post about our study, and I should be on day 9 in my readings. However, today I want to share about what I have read.
WJD #5 – “Love Me”
Jesus commands that we love him. He proclaims he is [...]

What Jesus Demands from the World #1

I have not truly feasted on the Bread of Life in quite some time. My life has become a simple “going through the motions” pretty often over the last year or so. Over the last few weeks I have sensed God calling me to return to His Word, the Bible, the most life-changing [...]

BELIZE – Thank You For Your Support

Howdy friends,
Thank you all for your support of our mission trip to Belize. We had an incredible time! After returning home and reflecting on my trip, I would like to share with you all some of the things we did and [...]

Hunger on the Streets

Just the other day went walking
Down to the corner and I saw a man
Sitting with a cup in his hand
Saying, “Hey won’t you give me something
Won’t you give me something to eat?”
I took a look into his eyes and
I saw he had a story to tell
But I walked away with my pockets full, full of [...]

WHY #2 – Alaska?

Just the thought of going to Alaska makes my spine tingle with excitement! It is a place of pure, untouched, natural beauty, and more of it than one could possibly imagine. It is as far away as you can go and still be in America. It is a place with a culture (dare I say [...]

WHY #1 – A Nazarite?

WHY?
I have been asked that question about nearly everything lately. Why live homeless? Why go to Alaska? Why be a Nazarite? Why drive buses? Why this, why that… it is crazy. Probably this is due to the fact that I get crazy ideas pretty often, so people think I’m just a wacky nut…
I would like [...]

“God of the heavens, take my breath away”

The stars.
They’re just hanging out up there, not seeming like they’re really doing much, yet somehow God positions them and orchestrates them to move about in such crazy awesome ways so as to speak to us. At Men’s Retreat, I definitely felt that God was talking directly to me through the stars. And no, I [...]