Last week I was sent an email with song lyrics that corresponded with the discussion we had at theCanvas on Wednesday night (thank you Jordan!). I’ll share some of them with you: Jerusalem and the holy temple filled with smoke Zechariah shuns the news from the angel of hope stuck behind an incense cloud of [...]

There is something about this Christmas season that is different than any other that I have previously experienced… First, and probably the main reason for the rest, I am now married. I am creating a home with someone with whom I will share life. This thing (marriage) that I longed to have appear in my [...]
I believe that God is calling all of us to the place where we are always… learning to ride…
I like to watch television shows like ‘American Pickers’ and ‘Pawn Stars.’ The thing is… I don’t love them so much that I am willing to go out of my way to see these shows. For me, they aren’t worth staying up late and finding on Hulu. Although I’m not in a place to watch [...]
We want our lives to be grand compilations of ‘legendary’ stories, and God wants us to pay more attention to last Thursday…
A sensitive heart of repentance is more important to God than all of our religious activity.
We must learn to let the mystery of God’s love for us sink into the deepest parts of our being; otherwise we become workers not followers.
In the Bible one can read a narrative about the life of a man named David. David is introduced to the story as a shepherd, but not just any shepherd. After a fairly short introduction, we read about David being anointed to be the next king of Israel (1 Samuel 16). Again, time passes, David [...]
I think that many Christians try and ‘ride the waves’ towards a realization and relationship with God when He is asking us to swim with the current.
She moved away and our questions lingered, but the song just kept on playing…














