The Violent Take It

The Violent Take It

Did anyone else have a hard time leaving the Feast this year? Because I sure did. Maybe it was the way the ocean greeted us every morning as we looked out from the balcony of our high-rise. Maybe it was ordering a steak for dinner without the nagging worry that I...
The Day We Win

The Day We Win

For roughly six thousand years, the human race has been embroiled in a bitter war with a ruthless enemy. It’s a treacherous war, because most people don’t believe it exists—and many of those who do aren’t fighting for the side they think. This enemy...
Be Ye Transformed

Be Ye Transformed

Blood is awesome. I’m a really big fan of how it circulates oxygen through my body and keeps me from being dead. That’s fantastic. But you know what’s not fantastic? When my blood stops being in my body, because then it stops being awesome and starts...
The Illusion of Gray

The Illusion of Gray

The remarkable thing about the human race is our ability to botch things up even when the odds are undeniably in our favor. Our story began in the Garden of Eden—a lush paradise designed by God Himself and filled with “every tree…that is pleasant to the sight...
Calloused

Calloused

There were a lot of things I expected to struggle with when I started learning guitar. I knew learning the chord positions would be tough. I knew training my fingers to move across the fret board would be tough. I knew getting the hang of strumming patterns would be...