Something Different
Two weeks into 2011, I’m still in the spirit of reflection and preparation for the New Year. The year 2010 contained many tremendous blessings, specific lessons learned, with a lot of things to digest. Hence, I’m taking my time to go through them one by one. However,...
Too Late To Turn Back
“No Turning Back” was the seventh GYC conference that I’ve attended. I started attending in 2004 and never missed a GYC conference since then. However, as I’ve come to know the circle of friends who were intimately connected with the movement ever since it started,...
Top 10 GYC 2010 Moments
This post is dedicated to those who in one way or another shared these moments with me. 10. Presence of older generations There was a significant presence of older generation at this GYC, especially leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist church. I felt like I was seeing...
Sweet Sabbath
Thy coming brings sweetness to the air Clouds of peace overwhelm my soul And I am at rest I lay aside grievous burdens To bask in the glory of fellowship Heaven and earth in perfect communion And something magical happens inside me The thought of you departing...
Owning 25
A few days ago I turned 25. And, guess what? I was thrilled and excited about it. I had been looking forward to being 25 for a while, and if you’ve known me or read my previous post, being happy about a birthday is a big deal for me. I’ve come a long way from being...
How is it
How is it That we bask in comfort While others gasp for air At the edge of the cliff Between death and life How is it That we fuss over petty things While some hearts beat furiously Fleeing the rush of that Which the earth spews How is it That we nurse...
This Story Called Life
If life is a journey, then each of us is a lonesome traveler. Not that we travel alone from start to finish, but that our path is distinctly our own. No one else starts at the same exact point as we do, no one else ends at the same point as we do. No one else takes...
A Noticed Penny
Mark 12:41-44 (NASB) 41And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; I wonder what this day in the life of Jesus was like. As busy as Jesus was, at this instance, He took the time to simply sit down and...
The Peculiarity of Joy
This thought is by no means original to me, but recent events have brought this back to mind. In the human experience, pain and suffering are those that have a leveling effect on (pretty much) every human being on the planet. What I mean by a leveling effect is the...