In the final hours of Christ’s life, He is taken before Pilot, who interviews Him intently. Upon discovering or deciding for himself that Jesus appeared innocent of wrong that permitted such involvement of the Romans, Pilot presented the people with an option. They could free Jesus of Nazareth or free Barabbas, a man known forContinue reading “Barabbas: We are made Free”
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Barabbas
A thief I was, a liar too The good i did was short of few I never thought to seek of you Yet stand we here together I never thought I would be caught But too much pain I chose to raught So, for me, they often sought Til here, we stand together. My freedomContinue reading “Barabbas”
“I’m Not Reading That”
You may have noticed my deep religious roots in my writing. Honestly, early on, I tried to keep my writing as religiously light as possible. It wasn’t any sort of embarrassment of my religion or out of a desire to hide my religiousness, it was simply because I didn’t want to create any sort ofContinue reading ““I’m Not Reading That””
Emotional Roadblock
If you happen to have read through my road to Tennessee posts, you’ll know my wife suffers from a rare disease. It’s been a long journey for us both, but more especially for and on her. There’s no way of truly understanding the emotional roller coaster she rides each day with her sickness. She triesContinue reading “Emotional Roadblock”
The Caged Bird
The other day, my wife was on a walk with the dog. Nearing the end of the walk, the dog seemed unusually interested in the trunk of a car. Her mind started thinking the worst when an injured bird leaped out from its hiding place. Her immediate thought was to help, but she knew IContinue reading “The Caged Bird”
Road to Tennessee Part 3
You Can’t See What You Don’t Feel Up to this point I’ve alluded to what my wife experienced with her illness. The truth is, as an observer it’s challenging to understand the depth of her pains. That’s the unfortunate task of the supporter, you have to watch the suffering without understanding it. This is notContinue reading “Road to Tennessee Part 3”
Road to Tennessee Part 1
“How was Tennessee?” Over the last few years my wife and I have been through a rollercoaster of events. It challenged us to become better in many ways, but left us often lost for a path forward. We spent years fighting my wife’s health searching for a doctor who would have an actual path forContinue reading “Road to Tennessee Part 1”
Blogs
What is a blog? It’s not the same as a journal entry. Journals you can fully and unleashingly reveal all things about yourself and yourlife without fear of repercussion. Its not quite a media. Media pieces I feel are informital entertainment. You read an article to see someones take on certain subjects you enjoy andContinue reading “Blogs”
Stumped
You ever just not know what to write about. I’m not talking about writers block either. This is the desire to write but just not having anything to write about. It happens when I’m bored, not when I have a lot of time bored but I have a couple minutes and instead of sifting throughContinue reading “Stumped”
The Story Release
I think I’ve mentioned my childhood a lot on this blog. I remember so many instances as a kid just finding ways to express my creativity. Being creative was a deep part of me that I always thought would disappear when I became and adult and often times I repressed as an adult. For soContinue reading “The Story Release”
Jacob Gittins 