Unhappy. Staring straight in the face everything you would prescribe for joy and
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Unhappy. Staring straight in the face everything you would prescribe for joy and
What follows are some of the pictures from our three visits to Real Ale's Taproom in Blanco, Texas.
I didn't begin to love beer until I discovered Real Ale. You were the first craft brewery I fell in love with and kick-started my obsession with beer.
Someone from my church recently complained to me that our congregation was diminishing.
Christ's promise to me and my offspring rings louder than ever — "I will not leave you as orphans."
Minds with an appetite for triviality and vice, fed by a culture ever more at odds with the transcendent, will hardly think thoughts with which we want to be alone for any extended period of time.
How do I take care of my own needs without becoming selfish? How do I serve others without making that an idol?
Advice, at the proper time, can be beneficial. But just being there is the demonstration of the love of Christ.
Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life is a must read for all Christians
Let the record show that I've been resisting writing about this for a while. I don't want to talk about it — it's deeply personal, and not the kind of thing that comes up unless you are truly close with your family and friends.
"If you have a family, you can reasonably feel you have time for no one else. But that can mean that unless you have a family, you feel you have no one at all." - Ed Shaw
I just keep hoping I don't run into him, or that, 9 years having passed, he won't recognize me.
If 18-year old me looked at the me who's a few months from 29, yes, I'd think I was cool.
Others may eschew resolutions and staying awake to watch one second turn into another, but I thrive on it.
Standard disclaimer: if you haven't already noticed, I'm not a doctor, and taking my advice on anything should be taken with a grain of salt. MMMMM, salt.
I’ve long thought that the things we love the most are those which satisfy the empty places in our hearts.
The point - thanks for sticking with me this far - is that collecting LPs, even on the most casual of levels, is about not being able to ignore them.