Song of my Soul

This is our cry. Voices from this generation sing out

Spark a fire to engulf our souls

Put a prophetic vision on our tongues

Our faith is too small, our lives are to quite

Bring us to a new place

Past our fathers hollow tradition and our mother--s easy …

Let your questions roam free...

Brick by brick, stone by stone, beliefs which were so secure are now loosened by tremors of doubt and uncertainty. The mortar that is my faith held not in place my belief in God, but belief in personal doctrine. The majority of the foundation of what I believe has not …

Spiritual Puberty (or my soul feels funny)

Last night I got together with some friends at a local establishment to share in a brew, watch the Cowboys spank the Eagles and study the book of Mathew (in the bible). A great combination if you ask me. We do this every Sunday night, and every Sunday night I walk away …

The world of eHarmony.com - carpe diem.

Not so much.

Three or four times a week I frequent establishments such as this and well nothing. It's usually someone named Bill who is getting his venti, dark roast so he can hurry back to the construction site.

I guess I am a romantic in that sense. The books …

I think God just used Michael Buble to teach me something...

Wednesday night I remember praying at church with everyone that I wish God would break my pride before my pride broke me.

It's such a dangerous thing to ask of a God who hates pride and is more than willing to grant this sort of request. After 10-years of knowing …

Engaging the Future (or, my thoughts on Calvinism)

The future.

It lies before us like a track before a runner.

Unknown, unpredictable, unavoidable.

I have been pondering this idea of the future for some time. Thoughts about quantum physics, existentialism fill my mind.

Recent conversations about Calvinism, …

I have to 'hand' it to you, that was pretty stupid...

Below is part of a dialogue that happed last Thursday when I called 911 after I almost cut my finger off while trying to cut a salmon in half.

JULY 4TH, 8:03 p.m.

911 -- "Dubuque 911, what is your emergency."

Me - "I just cut my finger, I think it is pretty …

Patrick 2.0

A lot has happed in the past couple of months; I have a new car, a new church, new apartment and some new friends. Life has seemed to have shifted for what it was, to what it is now.

I'm not sure of what to think of my life at this point. I am still processing …

My faith Story (or Why I support Obama for '08)

Patrick Ian Fore | Dubuque, Iowa

I am 24, a Graphic Artist and originally from Freeport, Illinois. I come from a smaller family; your typical mid-west middle class family. My mother is an administrative assistant at an elementary school, the same elementary school in …

My new Jetta!

A picture is worth a thousand words....

Attention Dubuquers (or I am going to be homless)

So through a series of strange events, I am starting (again) to look for an apartment. Turns out they sold my house that I am renting. Go figure huh. (long story)

If anyone is wanting a roommate, for the summer or longer send me a message. Living alone is cool, but I …

Aspiring to be the tallest midget. (Or, a lesson in "church marketing")

It's so amazing how one moment, one thought, one encounter, one experience; one image, one conversation can totally reshape your entire way of thinking.

For those of you who don't know, I am a graphic designer, I am a commercialsartists that helps companies and …

Where do I go from here?

I had a conversation with a couple of friends the other night about salvation, and how it does not exist out side of community. I am really starting to believe this. For so long we have been preached this individual gospel. Where we have been told that salvation is a …

Most Embarrassing Moment

It was a fringed February evening in my North-West, Illinois home town. I had just recieved my drivers licence a couple weeks previous and I was excited to have a catalyst to such an amazing freedom. I had just left my church where I partook of an evening of worship, …