Oh No! A Disagreement!

Laugh. That comic is funny, but it is also very true. How many times do we get bent out of shape, and spend precious moments of our time (and every moment is precious), trying to convince someone just because they are wrong? Think about it: there are over six and a half billion people on [...]

Rebellion and You

Image via Wikipedia What is rebellion? First, why do we care? That question is easily dealt with: 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king. Proverbs 17:11 An [...]

My New Mascot

Greetings all! We just got a really nice package from some really nice friends of ours in the States (the Manns). One of the items in it was to me, from 5-year-old Matthew. It was a nice little bear (he sent me a few other things too, very nice). I am 20. A professional web [...]

I Am In Love!

I like to put riddles in my statuses, and yesterday was no exception. I posted a short, 42 character message to twitter, buzz, and facebook, and sparked an explosion of responses like none other. The status was this: “I have a girlfriend; I am in love; she is perfect.” Some who knew me very well [...]

A Call to Arms!

About three years ago, I went to a boy’s home in Tennessee, called the Shenandoah Ranch Academy. It was for struggling teens (oftentimes runaways, addicts, or worse). I needed it. The nine months I spent at the Ranch contained some of the hardest months of my life. They also contained some of the best. Several [...]

Yippeee!! Oh, Sorry. (Mature Look)

Our family loves parties. We really do. We have tons of traditions that make each holiday and event special. Our Christmas is spread out from St. Nicholas Day on December 6th to Epiphany on January 6th, with many fun events in between (not the least being our traditional daily hunt for Joseph and Mary on [...]

World Geography Fractalling

Greetings, If you aren’t already familiar with the term Fractalling, shame on you, and go read my introductory post on it. This article is to show you how to fractal out a world’s geography. A daunting, but well worthwhile task. First off, what is necessary in a world’s geography? How complex does it need to [...]

What Do I Do??

Greetings, I have a problem. I consider it to be a big problem. Others might not, but I do. I can’t talk to teenagers. That’s it. “But wait!” you say, “I am a teenager, and you talk to me all the time!” Well, yes, that is true. But you are on the internet. Perhaps I [...]

How to Maintain the Distance

My last article was about how we need to be able to treat each other as siblings in Christ, removing sexual and marital connotations and assumptions from our communication. This article is about what you are supposed to do when someone else does not do this. In other words: How to tell them to stop [...]

Everyone Communicates…

…But Few Connect. Well I just finished Everyone Communicates, Few Connect by John Maxwell. I am almost ashamed for getting such a good book for free from BookSneeze, and even though I wasn’t required to give a positive review, that is the only kind I can give it. Out of the hundreds of books that [...]