Infrastructure and superstructure. I found those terms quite fascinating. As a Sociology major, we studied systems — how they worked and why they functioned. Although I won’t find those terms specifically in scripture, they closely track with how we fare when we build on certain structures and why it’s so important to trust God. In…
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God, once you had not received mercy, but now…
I love the lyrics from “Get Back Up.” TobyMac sings, “We lose our way, we get back up again. It’s never too late to get back up again. We maybe knocked down, but not out forever.” Like running up the Rocky Steps leading to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, we somehow ascribe to the 72-step…
Old Merriam-Webster defines a conqueror as “one who wins a country in war, subdues or subjugates a people or overcomes an adversary. We find this word synonymous with beater, master, subduer, vanquisher, victor and winner. Met on the battlefield, this word fits, but in the day-to-day trenches where our weapons resemble prayers and our opponents…
A PRELIMINARY BLOG POST. Starting on January 8th, I will post twice a month (2nd & 4th Fridays) thematic content which will coincide with my Spur-1-On podcast content. This redesign gives space for encouragement requiring more than the limited characters in my Instagram postings. Also, by limiting the number of writings, I can spend more…
