Life was one, on going, never ending good time. If there was a party to be thrown, a beer to be drank, a bud to be smoked, or a girl to bed down, Rick was there. At eighteen years old and a senior at Parkview High School, Rick wasnt that much different than many teenagers today. Rick was [...]
Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category
No one wants to be complacent. That is just not how we were designed. We all want to improve in some way or another. Take for example sports. A football team improves by practicing and watching film. I remember being on the football team in high school and our team having to watch video of [...]
For those of you that really know me, you know that I am not a daredevil. I dont take alot of risks or chances, especially with things concerning my life. But I actually havent always been as safe guarded as I am today. There was a time when I thought I was invincible. In fact, I used [...]
Have you ever done something that you swear to never tell anyone? I mean done something so bone headed that you vow to carry the secret to your grave? I made one of those vows during our initial move to Avon Park. And in relating my personal life stories to the word of God, the [...]
I am a warrior. I was born three years ago when Christ came and enlisted me. I joined the ranks of His elect on an early morning in April, and my former self was put to death and raised anew in the likeness of my Savior Jesus. I was once a lost soul, living my [...]
I give full credit to the clowns. That was what drew me in. I couldnt wait to see the clowns. Each year the Circus came to town when I was a kid. And the appeal factor to a boy of eight years old such as myself was all but irresistable. The commercials would start a good [...]
My head felt like a furnace as I frantically attempted to empty out all of the information I had crammed into my brain for the last two weeks. It was math test day, and being terrible in math, I had been studying very hard for this exam. And to my complete surprise, I found myself [...]
I wasn’t the greatest athlete growing up. Therefore when it came time to play games with other kids such as basketball, I usually ended up on a team by default, not because I was chosen. I couldn’t blame the team captain, I wouldn’t choose me either. Would you want a kid on your basketball team [...]
How do you truly begin to see lives changed for Christ? This is the question Ive asked myself for the last few weeks. I mean, are people really being effected by the gospel in our communities? I guess the very heart of my question is this….What exactly does a real follower of Christ look like? [...]
This week is the Holy week. The week leading up to Easter Sunday. What a special time to reflect on what it really means to be a follower of Christ. I think one of the biggest problems with modern-day Christians is that we know the story of the resurrection. We have the head knowledge that [...]
