2 WORDS... I travel I grow I love I wife I walk I tweet I facebook I write I eat I basketball I laugh I watch I talk I blog I work I play I create Moving forward.  On purpose.  With Jesus.... more.

Hey Aviator Students!  Quite a few of you are asking for the verses we worked through in our Sunday night lifegroup.  So...Here they are for you! PURITY What is purity? How will you know when you’ve met Mr. or Mrs. Right? In relationships, where is the purity line drawn?  Being together alone?  Holding Hands?  Hugging?  Kissing?  Beyond? In dating relation... more.

Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself."  -Matthew 22:37-39 I read this verse this morning and really spent some time thinking about it.  As I quickly skimmed over it, as I have many times before, it seemed very simple...ea... more.

Last night I was talking to a good friend of mine who is finding herself in the midst of a messy marriage.  When she got married I guarantee she didn't ask herself the following questions...but this is what I heard from her last night:  "Did I marry the wrong person?" "Am I suppose to live like this (unhappy) for the rest of my life?" "Life would just be better if I was single..."  Sadly, this... more.

MY TOP 10 VALUES. 1. God exists. Jesus is God. He is the only way to Heaven. Believe it...everything changes. John 14:6. 2. Scripture is inerrant. Hear the word of God. Speak the word of God. Do the word of God. I won't operate my my life today on yesterday's revelation. 2 Timothy 3:16. 3. My family matters. My family (my hunk of a husband, Joe, and our future children) is my primary min... more.

Ah, Christmas Eve. Once the sky is dark, there's only anticipation. Wonder. It's the night where leaving carrots in your yard or on the rooftop is normal. It's not forgetting to put out the cookies and milk. It's the night we look into the sky for a bright red light in hope Santa is nearby.  It's trying to fall asleep in a too quiet house, counting down the hours until the sun will show a glim... more.

Hey Aviator Church friends!  Write this on your hearts:  "He must become greater; I must become less." John 3:30... more.

In my first year of college, I learned the 2 ways to interpret the Bible. Exegesis: an attempt to discover the meaning of the text objectively, to explore the meaning of the text which then leads to discovering its significance or relevance. Eisegesis:  the process of misinterpreting a text in such a way that it introduces one's own ideas, reading into the text. I was taught to always in... more.

These are Obama's words from the first state dinner of his administration. Below is a quote from the New York Times: PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good evening, everyone. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. Aapka Swagat Hai. (Applause.) Many of you were here when I was honored to become the first President to help celebrate Diwali -- the Festival of Lights. (Applause.) Some of you... more.

"Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your resonable service."  Romans 12:1 3 Christian Duties:  Giving, Praying & Fasting (Matthew 6) Right now I feel as if I'm at a place of such desperation that I cannot afford to miss God's will for my life.  I need to draw near to God, from whose hand no one can snatch me, to hear His voice and follow His plan... more.