Is what I have. I felt fine coming home from The Plunge last weekend, but, as the week progressed, I started showing symptoms. I thought it was just a cold, and I was just going to deal with it. I progressively felt worse and worse, and this past Thursday, my roommate Philip said, “Canaan, you’re [...]
complacency
noun
a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements : “the figures are better, but there are no grounds for complacency.
disappoint
verb
fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of (someone) : “I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit.”
expectation
noun
a belief that someone will or should achieve something : “students had [...]
Here’s a pretty awesome band playing a very awesome song.
Was amazing. I got to see 91 of our youth group’s middle schools students worship together, leave all distractions home, and just focus on the presence of God.
Right now, it’s all a blur, but Michael Bayne did a wonderful job connecting with the students as the speaker. To hear all the stories about the depth [...]
Tonight, I took part in a “virtual” small group via UStream led by Tony Steward from Lifechurch.tv and it was amazing. 18 or so other Christ-followers listened and responded with a little study on Jesus and solitude, and it was amazing to see how we can do this with the technology we have today. It [...]
I began to write a short story. It’s called “Cheers,” by Canaan Chapman. I’ll tell you basically the plot with no spoilers. There’s a lonely accountant who gets caught up in some messed up stuff and is forced into a life he doesn’t like.
The opening line is this:
“Cheers,” he said looking down, and took the [...]
With Obama winning the presidency, some people here in the Bible-belt might be a little up in arms about the way the election’s turned out. No matter what your POLITICAL stance is, we cannot ignore our stance on our beliefs in Christ Jesus the lord and master of the universe. We as Christians are called [...]
