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Looking Back Again

Round about a year ago, I was looking for a new job, a new place to live, and a new direction in my life. Now I have two jobs, a place to live, and enough direction to figure out where I should probably head from here. I'm probably going to sound like a broken record...

New Year, New Schedule

Once again, I find myself changing my blog schedule. I'll be posting my blogs on Tuesday, since my new schedule this year allows better writing time on that day. Speaking of new schedules, this past year has been full of changes for me. I went from one job to another,...

Some Things About the New Year

Recently I have learned and considered that there are some things we think and feel about a new year that could use some more thought. "New year, new me!" Just because the year is new doesn't automatically mean I suddenly am or am going to be a better person. It...

Friends Who Check on You

It's important to have good friends. It's important to have friends who support and encourage good decisions, friends who check up on you to be sure you're doing okay. Essentially, it is good an important to have friends who actively care about you. It's important to...

Free But Not Cheap

I was looking through some of my notes and found this: There is no such thing as "cheap grace." The grace of God might be free, but it came at such a cost. God's grace to us is freely offered, but Jesus paid for it with His life and blood. There is no way to pay Him...

World Travel, Perspective, and Jesus

I've travelled a few places outside of my home country and interacted with some people who have different practices and languages than I do. This has expanded my view of the world and of other people, making me more understanding and accepting of others. If you can...

Amazing Grace Children’s Home

Added details for the previous post, Processing in Progress. The home my group went to visit is called Amazing Grace Children's Home in English, and Sublime Gracia Casa Hogar in Spanish (Facebook page here). As I said in the previous post, they take in abandoned,...

Processing in Progress

So I haven't posted a blog all week. I've been with a group in Mexico visiting a children's home that my church sponsors/supports. This children's home takes in abandoned, neglected, and abused children, loving them, taking care of their needs, and telling them about...

Becoming Who You Are, Staying Who You Are

When you let God take a hold of your life, you begin to become who you are while also staying who you are. Meaning over time you become the sanctified person God has already declared you to be, and at the same time you retain your personality and will. When God called...