by joncook | Sep 23, 2012 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Thinking
This has been a tough year for me to wrestle through death. I’m not a grim-faced pessimist who thinks about death with any frequency at all but this year’s been a little different. Here’s why… In January my friend Shawn was killed in a car...
by joncook | Sep 22, 2012 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey
There are times when I overload my schedule and it starts to show its effects… I feel groggy, on edge, and not quite myself. My usual upbeat attitude is missing and my nose is barely peaking above the pile of to-do’s. My soul feels dry, like a plant...
by joncook | Apr 14, 2012 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Purpose, Thinking
I first became aware of the term microclimate about a year ago. According to Wikipedia, microclimate is a small area that differs in climate than the surrounding area. I went to the Denver Botanic Gardens for an afternoon last April and entered a microclimate as soon...
by joncook | Feb 6, 2012 | Dreaming, Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Purpose
It may be cliched and people may have overused this idea but lately I’ve been really focusing on believable heroes being used by God. I think we all have an idea of what a superhero is supposed to look like. They have the “S” on their chest,...
by joncook | Nov 21, 2011 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Thinking
As a believer, it’s easy to be all about arriving at Point B when it comes to our questions. You know about Point B, right? It’s that ideal place of arriving, the place where all your questions are answered, t’s crossed, i’s, dotted. It’s...
by joncook | Nov 9, 2011 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Part of My Story
This letter was inspired by Dear18Me.com where people post letters to their 18 year-old selves. Since today is my 27th birthday, I thought this would be a good time to share. November 9, 2011 Hi Jon, So, you’re now a freshman at the Moody Bible Institute and...
