Guest Post: Book Review: Loving Your God With ALL Your Mind
Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul J.P. Moreland does an above average job of writing to believers about living in a world that in a sense encourages us to “not think.” In his book, Love Your God with All Your Mind, he states that … Continue reading »
Video: Insanity is Contagious. ~Joseph Heller
Remembering Liv: The Writing on the Wall
Liv inspires the music, she inspires love, and she inspires the art. Here is the writing on the wall that continually points to her presence. Dustin made this sign for Liv in 2008. He brought it to an art show in San Francisco where Cody had his artwork on display. Dustin had it set up … Continue reading »
My Calling
Last week a student asked whether I knew all growing up that I wanted to teach. This same student has asked me a similar question previously with a hope to understand his own calling. I let him know that all growing up, I always wanted to teach. As I grew older, the grade I wanted … Continue reading »
Video: Las Calles de Borges
Remembering Liv: “Realize” by Colbie Caillat
This song came on the radio this week and it felt like Liv was speaking to me through the lyrics. We played the whole album on repeat on one of our random trips to Capitola. That was when she tried to tell me song 11 defined me. Realize is song 7; I loved this song … Continue reading »
Removing the Veil & the Beautiful Struggle
Our sermon this evening was about how knowing God intellectually is different from tasting his goodness. He wants us to be thankful and content with what we have, but to desire His glory to a richer and greater extent day after day. What does the presence of God look like in our everyday lives and … Continue reading »
Remembering Liv: Branding Liv Life
These are only a handful of people choosing to brand Liv’s memory to their earthly bodies. I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge- That dreams are more powerful than facts. That laughter is the only cure for grief, and I believe that love is stronger than death. *Liv Life*
Truth Depends Upon the Use of Language
Most writers have a healthy respect for the written word. In the essay, “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell instructs writers to flee from fabricated and flowery language in order to elegantly express their ideas. John Trimble, in Writing with Style, follows in Orwell’s footsteps and affirms the need for clear, concise, and simple … Continue reading »
