Dad Advice: Make, “Mud and the Blood and the Beer” Memories.
The earliest fond memory I have of my dad is of him sitting on my bed next to me, strumming his guitar and singing, “A Boy Named Sue.” I still distinctly remember the phrase,...
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Confronting Sin
This life is messy and broken. And doing life with other messy and broken sinners is, not surprisingly, even more painfully messy and broken. But that is no excuse to hide from the challenges....
Why Does He Let Me Sin At All?
Veronica asks: Hey Ryan, I have a question about how we think about sanctification. It occurred to me today and I can’t think where to begin looking for the answer, although I suspect it’s...
Easy “Love.”
“I think I am just gonna go home and pornhub it…” Me: “Whoa! What?” Him: “Yeah, I am a bit wound up. I need to release some tension…gonna pornhub it. Just me and my...
Yoga Pants, Orphans and an Apology
Yesterday, I read the article, “Ten Things We Should Get Angry About Before Yoga Pants” by Ashley Dickens, and I saw it reposted about 20 times on social media. As I read it, I thought the writer...
I Am Not Obese Anymore (and the depression is much better)
From my other blog. A one month check in and update.
Matthew 18:15-20 Does Not Always Apply
When one is struggling with depression, negative comments and emails really suck. They tend to stick in your head and the other ‘positive’ emails get forgotten as the negative ones take over. But that...
I just Broke Up With Matt Walsh
<a href="https://onechristiandad.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/oigi1k0r-1024×1024.jpg"> This is Matt Walsh. He is a well known and controversial blogger. Love him or hate him, it appears that he is here to stay. With a new deal to write for the Blaze,...
The Post about Jesus and the Battlefield Stretcher…
I was recently asked where to find the “post about Jesus and the battlefield stretcher…” This post was originally posted to my Facebook page on Dec 30, 2014: As I travel this broken road, I have...
Please Pray for the Sjobergs
Please pray for the Sjobergs. Recently, Karen Sjoberg was informed that there is cancer present in her spine, lungs, abdomen and neck. She is the daughter of my first pastor (at least the first pastor...
