Terry

A Place I Remember

What is your favorite restaurant? I have this distinct memory in my mind, of a place I don’t think I’ve ever been. When you walk in, the savory scents of your favorite foods fill your nostrils. The lighting is soft, casting gentle shadows on the booth. You sit across from your loved ones, your friends.Continue reading “A Place I Remember”

Fear

I have wandered in the woods Under moon and star I’ve wandered places very near And journeyed places far And underneath the darkest boughs I’ve sat beside the flames And warmed my tired aching bones Driving frost away The warding light is my delight To force the dark to flee A shadow creeps about myContinue reading “Fear”

The Nature of Simple Living

What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? “For indeed, you act in this way with all the brothers in all of Macedonia. But we petition you, brothers, so that you may abound all the more, to choose work that allows you to be tranquil, and to carry out your business and to doContinue reading “The Nature of Simple Living”

Pursuing Obedience

Describe one positive change you have made in your life. “behold, I have done for you according to your words, and I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so much so that there has been no one like you before you, nor anyone who will rise up after you.”‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭3‬:‭12‬ ‭ WhenContinue reading “Pursuing Obedience”

Meditations on Meditations, Part 2: Mornings & Mortality

Welcome back! Today, I’m writing a brief post on today’s reading, Meditations chapter two! In today’s reading, I will be breaking down a few of the 17 points in chapter two, starting with point 1. I HIGHLY recommend picking up a copy of this book for yourself. It’s a very highly recommended book on philosophyContinue reading “Meditations on Meditations, Part 2: Mornings & Mortality”

Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 7

For part 6, give a Click! Hey guys, and welcome back to my personal study of City of God! I let you guys down real hard last week, missing my self scheduled post time. It turns out, I bit off more than I could chew, and didn’t have enough steam built up to make itContinue reading “Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 7”

Ecclesiastes Part 2: The Emptiness of Possession

“I said in my heart: “I will go forth and overflow with delights, and I will enjoy good things.” And I saw that this, too, is emptiness.”‭‭- Ecclesiastes‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬ ‭ The Continued Hopelessness of Solomon Picking up from chapter 1, Solomon continues by going and making merry, enjoying the many good things he has gotten,Continue reading “Ecclesiastes Part 2: The Emptiness of Possession”

To Grow In Kindness

How would you improve your community? I am, quite often, an angry, venomous, spiteful person. And I confess this, not out of pride, but awareness. I am, as most in America, untrusting, unkind, confrontational, and very un-Christlike. When asked about what I can do to improve my community, I must think first on the greaterContinue reading “To Grow In Kindness”

The Body, a Temple

“Or do you not know that your bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?” ‭‭- 1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭19‬ ‭ When I approach the topic of physical fitness, I approach it from a Christian viewpoint first, and a preparednessContinue reading “The Body, a Temple”

Ecclesiastes, Part 1: Vanity, and Wisdom

I highly recommend reading this AFTER reading the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, which touches on a great number of my feelings recently. The first chapter sets a mental foundation for our character, Solomon (maybe), who is experiencing what seems to be a crisis. All is vanity. Everything. It’s all… waste. The world doesn’t stop moving,Continue reading “Ecclesiastes, Part 1: Vanity, and Wisdom”