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I am a straight, white male.

I am a straight, white male. I didn’t choose to be this. As Miss Lady Gaga famously sang, I was “born this way”. Don’t worry, I’m not complaining for being such. Complaining is something I’ve been known for in my younger years, and I have no intention of doing that today. Now, I have never really gone through persecution or torment (aside from the sadly normal/typical bullying and teasing which…

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This World.

This world. It’s completely and utterly beautiful. I constantly choose to see the ugliness though. It saddens me. I feel a deep sense of morbidity because of the inevitability of death. We are all going to die. We know this. There is no escaping it. And death comes through the passing of time. Time is the enemy of our existence, yet we don’t fight or accuse it of anything because it can’t help…

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Being friends with demons (or: the inevitability of suffering and how to deal with it)...part 2.

Being friends with demons (or: the inevitability of suffering and how to deal with it)…part 2.

Suffering: the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship. Notice in this definition of suffering, that the level of suffering has no measurement. It is generally described as enduring pain/suffering/distress. It doesn’t say ‘an immense amount of pain’ or ‘a small bit of pain’. Have you ever been in the emergency room and the nurse hands you a piece of paper upon your arrival which has a…

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Being friends with demons...part 1.

Being friends with demons…part 1.

I’m a struggler. So often I find myself scraping by in even the most uneventful, typical of days. At the ripe age of 25, I feel as if I’ve lived twice that long. I wouldn’t even say that I’ve had a difficult life thus far. On paper, I basically have had the whitest, most privileged life: – Raised by loving parents who constantly said they loved me and brothers who were reasonably nice during my…

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"Soda + lime, please."

“Soda + lime, please.”

Let me tell you all a short story: A little over a week ago, this friend of mine was having a pretty good Saturday. Enjoying his day off with a little bit of day drinking and hanging with friends. Then the evening struck, and it was birthday shenanigans time for his coworker, and everyone met up at the new neighborhood bar. After having a few drinks and feeling the appropriate amount of buzzed, a…

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Don't read this. Really. Do(n't).

Don’t read this. Really. Do(n’t).

I am obsessed with appearance. I like to act like I’m not a shallow person that cares about more important things than image, but it’s just not true. I am constantly keeping track of everything material. I see someone wearing a tattered and discolor end shirt and make a judgement about who they are underneath. I decide whether it’s a fashion statement or if that is one of 3 shirts they have and…

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end of an era

I’ve been scared. Maybe fear is why I haven’t really written anything in a while. Maybe it’s lack of focus. Maybe it’s out of respect for the art from and I know that I wouldn’t be able to do it justice. Maybe I haven’t had time to sit and express myself in written form. Or maybe I just make excuses. I know what everyone is thinking: “Oh great. Another blog from a twenty something about how hard…

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The Ecclesiastical Planet

It’s impossible to walk around Nashville and not smell the the dreams and ambitions of everyone in this city. From coffeeshop to local restaurant to neighborhood to Titan’s stadium to trendy bar, you can just feel the electricity in the air of dreams and talent that breathes heavily in and out from morning to evening.

It’s a place of leather jackets, denim vests, brown desert boots, beards,…

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Hope and Pain.

So I’m sitting here at Crema, surrounded by stories. I’m sitting outside because it’s beautifully breezy (plus there were no open seats inside. No surprise there.) There is a man and a woman having a serious conversation at the table in front of me. I cant hear anything they are saying because I have headphones in, but I can feel the tension. He’s smoking his cigarette too quickly, and neither of…

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Simple reminder for the day.

I was thinking about writing something all day. There’s much to digest with my car being in the shop again (big surprise), my battle to get to work on the busiest week of the year (CMA Awards and festival), my monthly student loans are due this week, and I’m battling my self within every day just to be the best Christ follower I can be amidst powerful emotional and spiritual struggles.

So…

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Expectations

There are many things that I consider myself to be. Words I would use to describe myself include (but are not limited to):

silly, confident, selfish, loving, self-deprecating, unaware, observant, empathetic, honest, forgiving, short-tempered, realistic, lazy, confused, funny, scared, frustrated, angry, energetic, witty, balding, hairy, average, depressed, etc.

Many of the things I am contradict…

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This is my church. This album is anointed and full of passion, healing, hope, and Jesusness. I'm proud to be part of a community where such worship is being created and written. Check it out if you wanna be blessed.

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If you know me at all, then you know how critical of myself I am. I am my own worst critic.… http://wp.me/s2Bx7W-236

If you know me at all, then you know how critical of myself I am. I am my own worst critic. I’m hard on myself musically, spiritually, and physically.

I think I’m mediocre at best when it comes to singing and playing piano. I think I’m a hypocritical and…

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