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So I went on a little road trip this weekend.  A buddy and I took our 49cc scooters and drove from Tacoma, WA to Cannon Beach, OR taking all back roads due to the fact that we topped out at about 30 miles per hour.  A 200 mile trip never took so long on a motorized vehicle.  We packed our sleeping bags, sleeping pads, tools, snack food and other essentials, strapped them to the side of our hogs and away we went.  We stopped just outside a little town of Elma, WA for the night and slept in the back parking lot of the First Lutheran Church of Elma.  When we awoke in the morning, it was foggy, cold and our tummies were growling so we went into Elma and stopped for a nice breakfast at the Bee Hive Restaurant.  When we entered the locals all looked at us as if we were from outer space.  They have probably never seen two young men drift into town on bikes so small.  But soon after they continued their 12th cup of joe and forgot we even existed.  This is when something happened to me. Read the rest of this entry »

There is this hunger in the belly of my spirit for more of God.  I want Him, to be close to me, for Him and I to be more intimate with each other.  I want to know him and the power of His resurrection as Paul put it.  But I have this weird idea.  I want all that without actually being weird.  I want it to look natural, organic, real.  Not like I forced it to happen with religious jargon and listening to cheesy christian music or taking 12 easy steps to stop kicking my dog and getting closer to Jesus.  I want the real thing.  Which, when I think about it, I don’t think the real thing can happen but by being real, honest and being extremely aware of the need for Christ’s help. Read the rest of this entry »