only a small fish in a big pond

Proverbs 23:17-18 Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. Surely there is a future, and your hope...

God is good. After getting beaten and mugged, I met an exchange student from China at the Bank of America when I was trying to obtain a te...

I know that in times of pain and suffering, I am to hold fast to the promises of God to comfort me, to deliver me, to help me be steadfast. ...

When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory died My richest gain I count but loss And pour contempt on all my p...

May I never lose the wonder, Oh, the wonder of Your mercy. May I sing Your hallelujah. Hallelujah, Amen. 

The skies lay low where You are On the earth You rest Your feet Yet the hands that cradle the stars Are the hands that bled for me ...

''Enough'' stalks us. Have we prayed enough? Worked enough? Loved enough? No, never enough. But Jesus says, ...

At ACW today at UIC, I happen to sit down with an older Indian man and started having a conversation with him. It turned out that he was the...

Philippians 4:13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength Why is this verse so misquoted and misused in the Church? How many...

Redemption (between a father and son)!

Creativity and intelligence can certainly adorn the gospel of grace, but there is no amount of creativity and intelligence that can waken...

One of the missionaries from my missions organization went to Pakistan recently to preach the Gospel. There he met and made several brother...

Sigh I can't believe Naruto is almost over. I also can't believe I live in an age where if I post this online, not many will have...

I took this from a conversation with J. M. several years ago. Glorification of God Preaching the Gospel through the mystery that is Chr...

"Anyo...

Facebook is toxic. Christ is enough for you (me). Count everything else as loss you nub (aka me).

After watching Naruto Shippuuden episodes 248-249, after watching the sacrifice Naruto's parents made to ensure his future, I have come ...

The greatest strength of Eureka Seven for me is the characters. They are not the most perfect characters, and you don’t see them listed very...

shoot...and this

http://babylonbee.com/news/man-feels-led-things-coincidentally-likes/ (satire) So there is this satire post about a man doing things for ...

To brothers: How do I protect the hearts of my sisters while I watch and keep my heart from doing harm? Though we can have fellowship with ...

4/16/16 Malachi 3:18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those...

At this stage of life, I think I get more excited about people getting baptized than people getting married or having babies. 1) Because the...

http://babylonbee.com/news/mans-impressive-book-collection-entirely-ornamental/ Story of my life right now. Will read more, and live it ou...

I believe, to a certain good extent, that you can interpret the kind of heart someone has by looking at their Facebook profile pictures and ...

I'm going to pretend this is about God

3/23/16 1 Peter 3:3-4 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry ...

Luna had decorated her bedroom ceiling with five beautifully painted faces: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Neville. They were not moving ...

As much as I dislike Trump and want to support the protests right at UIC against the rally, I know that one day the same protests against fr...

Me: I have always wondered, and continue to wonder, if growing up and being an adult and living a more personal life after college, to try ...

It is almost March now, and membership classes are starting soon. Within the last few months, various prominent preachers have emphasized th...

സ്തുതി ചെയ് മനമേ നിത്യവും നിൻ ജീവനാഥനേശുവേ ഇതുപോൽ സ്വജീവൻ തന്നൊരാല്മ സ്നേഹിതൻ വേറാരിനി മരണാധികാരിയായിരുന്ന ഘോരനാം പിശാചിനെ മരണത്തിനാല...

I was the only one, Looking at you: Seeing your past and future… Your sadness and happiness… Everything. I’d always believed that ...