The Unfettered Bloke

I was talking with a friend today about a conversation he had with an atheist. To be honest, I don’t know many atheists (at least self-proclaimed atheists) and can only recall one memorable conversation I’ve had with one. I actually have a lot of respect for them, simply because they make no bones about the [...]

I think making God’s message ‘relate-able’ is both necessary and dangerous because we run the risk of watering the Message down so much that we’ve created a wishy-washy mess, so to speak, and void the Message of its power. I believe God can use anything and everything to bring the lost to Himself [...]

Life is tough. The Christian life is even tougher. Over the past month I’ve been convicted about my sheer laziness and apathy, both physically and spiritually. Because of this I’ve felt God’s prodding to begin pushing myself out of my comfort zone and stretch myself beyond my typical daily routine. It’s not been easy, but I’m not going back to mediocrity. The complacency and laziness I lived in for so long has no part in the life of a follower of God.

Wow, so that was a quick trip… most of our vacations seem to be that way anymore, but the long weekend ones always are it seems. We had a great time in PA visiting with Carrie’s family for Memorial Day. Chunk did awesome on the plane ride, both going and coming… slept most of the [...]