“The tendency for us to exchange the truth of God for a lie continually confronts each person. We have a startling capacity for self-deception.” --Chris Blumhofer
I tried doing that ...
What God Was Trying to Say to Me through Hosea // Final Week
Recreation// noun: the act of creating anew.
Recreational water is a nightmare. When you grow up in Florida and you don’t know how to swim, you feel like an alien in a land of attractive ...
Recreational Water // Hosea Week 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whwyu09a8KE
“The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven't yet come to the end of ...
The Prophets and Pixar’s Inside Out // Hosea Week 8
“Vicariously if not in fact, we all crucify God for the crime of loving us unconditionally. And when we do, we come face to face with the fact that we have failed to kill what we ...
God’s Crime // Hosea Week 7
“Words are your gods, and somebody is insulting your religion.” --Words and Pictures, 2013
“Honey, you don’t have to talk to him. He’s such a conversationalist, he takes care of ...
Why We Don’t Listen to the Prophets // Hosea Week 6
“This explains so much.” --William Miller, Almost Famous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzjbRBuz4Fg
The best day of eighth grade was when I accidentally knocked Nathan Daley ...
Identity Thieves // Hosea Week 5
“We've made elevator music of Jesus Christ. We've made Him the most boring, bland, blah person, and He was the most revolutionary man.” --John Eldredge
“Wouldn’t it be funny if the ...
Tainted Love // Hosea Week 4
“So you can imagine my excitement when I arrived at the prophets. Because the prophets, they just punch everybody in the face.” -- Jimmy ...
Juice of the Earth // Hosea Week 3
“Feelings are more dangerous than ideas, because they aren't susceptible to rational evaluation. They grow quietly, spreading underground, and erupt suddenly, all over the place.” -Brian ...
The Man with the Corn // Hosea Week 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPYh6UhI7jg
“Getting punched hard in the face is a singular experience.” --Godless, Pete Hautman (2005)
I’ve never been punched in the ...
If I Can’t Breathe, I Can’t Play // Hosea Week 1
“I don’t understand. Why won’t they let them in?”
I was speaking to my editor with furrowed brows and a Cheerwine.
“It goes against their religious affiliation,” she ...
When Jesus Shuts the Door// Shine A Light on Slavery Day
“What do you want?”
My youth pastor looked at me, waiting for a response.
“What do you want?”
I hesitated. “I guess it would be nice if my friend could know ...
21 Prayers for 21 Martyrs
Two years ago on Valentine’s Day, I was washing my hands in the bathroom when I heard my RA come into my suitemate’s room.
“Ooooooooo!” she squealed when she saw a vase of flowers on ...