What I Am Going to Miss Here

What I am going to miss from home...

- NEW SPRING
Srsly. That community is where my heart is at. There are so many things coming to New Spring, they don't even know what's hit them (the answer is God laying down His Glory!). Seriously. The friends, the staff, the …

The First Blog Since May...oopsy

So, I haven't blogged in a while, but I believe that is the least of my worries (and yours too).

I am not writing this just to write. In fact, I am trying to become more deliberate with my words. In my efforts to follow Christ, I have realized that I spend my words …

What If Everyone Served [ Coffee ]

[ "Half of the adult population in this country are regular coffee drinkers ... drinking an average of three to four cups of coffee a day," says Dr. Jim Lane, a researcher at the Duke University Medical School.

That works out to over 330 million cups of coffee a day, …

What If Everyone [ Served ]

(John 13: 3-5)

"Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a …

Things That Make My Heart Ache

Things that make my heart ache (in no real order):

1.) Seeing someone in dire need...

2.) Hearing about the pain of others...

3.) To see someone in a destructive pattern of behavior...

4.) When friends grow apart...

5.) When I feel helpless against an …

Catching Up!

So this semester has been the craziest semester of college to date. (speaking of date...I'll get to that)

Architecture was ridiculous. The way our professor had it set up, the first part of the semester was slow, and then after spring break it hit immediate …

gorillas?

I saw THIS website tonight. It made me go: "uhhh...hmmm..."

Idea Anyone? + Questions to be Noted

- Do church satellite campuses have to resemble each other?

- What does a church building made of recycled materials say about the people within? That Jesus repairs the broken? The used? Ummm, yes. Listen to "Remedy" by David Crowder Band...rock it.

- Again …

Outside the Box: People

What is it to know a person? NOT a sequence of events, but a living, breathing, fragile (no matter if they admit it or not) person. Not a TO DO LIST, not a recap of the day. Todo is a dog.

YOU are a lot like a painting, a piece of music, a work of art. YOU are …

Outside the Box: Church

Yesterday I spoke to Anderson Christian School's 6th-12th graders, asking, "Are you thinking outside the box?"

Here are some of the points that I shared with them:

- When God led the Israelites out of Egypt, he led them as a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of …

The Wife...She's Special

For whatever reason, tonight at work I got close with God about the woman I will marry...

...and no, I don't know who she is. I don't even know if I know the person now.

God seemed to be reminding me that the woman He will bless me with will have to have some …

Things That Make Me Giddy (or PUMP ME UP!)

Things that make me giddy, or pump me up: (in random order)

- Accomplishing something significant for someone else

- Seeing someone have a profound change of heart for Jesus

- Worship music (preferrably DC*B or Hillsong United)...Lee McD a close third.

- …

Conversations With Matthew Feiling

Yesterday a group of us guys got together to build a ramp for an elderly lady in Anderson. She's having hip-replacement surgery soon and needed an easier way to get into her house.

Anyway, soon after beginning the project, my friend Matt is injured by a post-hole …

SPACE (WOAH...!)

Space

is

a

need.

Today, I was thinking that I get really claustrophobic sometimes. Not because I'm in an elevator, or because I've been in a plane for a few hours, but because I just don't have space. Not the physical space, but, you know, …

It's Official...'Cause it's on Facebook

I am pumped because TODAY I am officially (once again) a Clemson resident! Because of the new apartment, my interior designer side is itching to do something. We'll see what turns up...

Def excited to hang out with the Clemson peeps more often!

Blurbber

QUESTION (btw when is the Office coming back....I actually MISS Dwight)

Who else had an AMAZING time at NewSpring Sunday!?

I don't think it was necessarily one thing that made Sunday such a good experience. It may have been the teaching, or taking a stand for …

(part 2) GRACE & PEACE

Hi everybody!

Now, I'm going to pick up from my last blog post, where I described looking back at where we have been, where God has brought us from, from brokenness to wholeness, and how looking back can remind us of the awesomeness of God.

We have to CONSTANTLY …

Looking Backward (Part I) and Looking Forward (Part II)

GRACE
and
PEACE
be with you.

I have witnessed some interesting things in the past couple of days that has set me down a course of deep thought. As some of you know, I am often found quoting Rob Bell, a favorite speaker of mine, and using/expounding upon quotes …

Crazee-ness

So, 7 22 was pretty good last night.

I renewed my passionate dislike of Atlanta/gianormous city traffic and roads....

Good talks with the fellas...

And wicked brainstorming skills on a white-board....

All in all, last night was a good one!

More thoughts …

Signs

Hi everybody! Right now, I'm going to ask a question, start a discussion, and hopefully help us learn what it means to be a sign, a SYMBOL of Christ...let's start with some definition.

{symbol

Something that represents or suggests something else. Symbols often …