January 2012
4 posts
“I found out after just a few weeks of marriage that I was not as spiritual as I...”
– Paul Washer, sermon
“The man who has faith is the man who is no longer looking at himself…He no...”
– Martyn Lloyd-Jones, quoted
“Writing a book is a tremendous experience. It pays off intellectually. It...”
– Seth Godin, Advice for Authors
December 2011
1 post
“Never Finish” - Leigh Nash
November 2011
4 posts
“That which He will have us know, He has shown us in His Word. Is that which you...”
– Dad
“I’m tired of being alone with my thoughts. They make for terrible company.”
“Somedays I wonder,
how low I’ll go before I return.
How far it must...”
– “Somedays”
October 2011
7 posts
“I don’t think I ever said it.
Perhaps for a time I didn’t know how...”
“We hate it when God makes it clear what sort of person we really are.”
– Stuart Olyott, photo
“You can pray anywhere. God is nearer to us than our own hands and our own...”
– Stuart Olyott, during the 27th Fiel Conference 2011.
September 2011
4 posts
“What we find is, that young men, they don’t want to be controlled but...”
– Mark Driscoll, interview
“Open-handed, empty-headed, heavy-hearted. I’m yours, Lord. Turn me...”
“Typically, when we belittle others who don’t measure up to our standards,...”
– Reb Bradley, Exposing Major Blind Spots of Homeschoolers
“Idolatry says “You’re perfect”, not love.”
August 2011
4 posts
“Love isn’t a clear day, an unforgettable feeling or discovering a...”
“All men are timid on entering any fight; whether it is the first fight or the...”
– General George S. Patton, in a letter to his son
Pirates
Andrew: How do you feel about downloading movies?
Me: Depends on how fast the internet is...
“If I could write the story of my life
And have all of it come true,
I’d...”
– Dan Cater, A Man After God’s Own Heart
June 2011
6 posts
“Looking back I see
you always cheered for me.
Through the dirt all along
You...”
– Save me Somehow, song
“I’m never afraid of running out of ideas—I always have plenty of them. The...”
– “Weird Al” Yankovic
Sometimes
Sometimes I don’t have it figured out. I look back on life and wish I could change the steps I took. Not because they took me through the swamp. But because they were sometimes running steps, sometimes scared steps, sometimes much too sure, much too soft, much too lost.
I used to think it would all be open & clear, all jotted down on a sheet of paper. I thought I’d laugh as I...
“Simply said, marriages that flourish are friendships that are characterized by...”
– Steven Garber, Ph.D., article
“If you’re over 18 and you’re still using Facebook applications to let someone...”
– Brett McKay, Art of Manliness
“By offering a taste of the companionship and interactions that make marriage so...”
– Scott Croft, Biblical Dating: Just Friends
May 2011
2 posts
“Don’t seek the peace. Seek the God of peace.”
– Dad
“It’s the flip side of performing. When I finally get out there, the cerebral...”
– Conan O’Brien, article
April 2011
6 posts
“I don’t want to forget you,
I don’t want to be forgot.
I...”
“We are born male. We must learn to be men.”
– Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son: A Father’s Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love
“You never receive a raise on what you need.”
– Tiago Santos
Asking for forgiveness.
Anonymous minister: I think that it's important, particularly, for men, because we think that if we've admitted wrong, we're somehow weak.
Pastor Douglas Wilson: That it reduces your authority when it actually dispenses it.
Source: http://vimeo.com/15257896
“I think that young people today are looking for authority. They’re...”
– Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones, regarding young people in church
“May His Arms comfort you when mine can not.
May His Voice calm you when mine...”
March 2011
10 posts
“Just saw the connection between you and Mr. Bean….versatility of...”
– Tom Hudson, regarding me.
“I was afraid to be alone
Now I’m scared thats how I’d like to be.”
– Azure Ray, November
“She’s so dumb she thinks soy milk is spanish for ‘I am milk’.”
– Martin Short
“We are very insecure. People are insecure, not just young people. Everyone is...”
– Francis Ford Coppola, director
“An essential element of any art is risk. If you don’t take a risk then how are...”
– Francis Ford Coppola, director
“Brood, verb:
think moodily or anxiously about something; be in a huff; be...”
– definr.com/brood
“The idea is to be so busy trying not to fall in love, that you won’t have...”
“Haven’t decided if the ability to hide what I feel is a gift or not.”
“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince
“I must say that when you get injured you do a really special job of it!”
– my Mom
February 2011
7 posts
“Young men they pretend
Old men comprehend.
[…]
And the road
The old...”
– Pearl Jam, Man of the Hour
“Woe is unto me, if I preach not the Gospel!”
– Paul, I Corinthians 9:16