"Beware of balance. Balance is a dangerous, illusionary characteristic and a temptress. Disguised as normal and sensible, it is silently destructive, crushing the unbalance of giftedness, taming the extremes of passion, smothering the raging fire of a genuine relationship with Jesus." - Michael Yaconelli
"If we only had eyes to see and ears to hear and wits to understand, we would know that the Kingdom of God, in the sense of holiness, goodness, beauty, is as close as breathing and is crying out to be born both within ourselves and within the world; we would know that the Kingdom of God is what we all of us hunger for above all other things even when we don't know its name or realize that it's what we're starving to death for. The Kingdom of God is where our best dreams come from and our truest prayers. We glimpse it at those moments when we find ourselves being better than we are and wiser than we know. We catch sight of it when at some moment of crisis a strength seems to come to us that is greater than our own strength. The Kingdom of God is where we belong. It is home, and whether we realize it or not, I think we are all of us homesick for it." - Frederick Buechner
"...Actually, time itself is neutral; it can be used either destructively or constructively. More and more I feel that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively than have the people of good will. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men willing to be co-workers with God, and without this 'hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation. We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right..." - Martin Luther King Jr. in a letter from Birmingham Prison
"...Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things..."
"WE ARE HARD PRESSED ON EVERY SIDE, BUT NOT CRUSHED; ...PERPLEXED, BUT NOT IN DESPAIR; ...PERSECUTED, BUT NOT ABANDONED; ...STRUCK DOWN, BUT NOT DESTROYED!..."
First and foremost, My spiritual path is my biggest priority in life. I want to realize fully who God created me to be...and in which ways He wants to use me.
Secondly, I'm a father of three. My son (18yo) has grown up in California for the most part but is now attending Harvard University. My two daughters (12yo & 13yo) live with me half of the time. My kids are the most amazing gifts I've ever been given.
I'm not entirely serious all the time either though. I can goof around with the best of them.
