Author: Jacob McGowen

“How are you?” “I’m great and you?” “Can’t complain.” “Awesome.” Each and every day, millions of hardworking men and women, boys and girls, go to work and school. Then each and every day, they all have short surface level conversations like the one above, not because they care when they say such things necessarily, but…… Continue reading Be Authentic: A Closer Look at The Emoji Movie

 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction     and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They are a garland to grace your head     and a chain to adorn your neck. Proverbs 1:8-9 NIV The movie Spider-Man: Homecoming, starts off mere months after an intense battle between the Avengers in Captain America: Civil War, one that a…… Continue reading Everyone Needs A Dad: A Closer Look at Spider-Man: Homecoming

“If you can help, help as much as you can.” -Johnny Huntsman, Founder of Johnny’s Pizza In 1967, young entrepreneur Johnny Huntsman opened his very first pizza store, located across from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) in Monroe, LA. Little did he know what a legacy he would leave, as his one pizza store…… Continue reading A Tribute for Johnny Huntsman

Before the world was introduced to the movie Frozen, and before parents around the world hated Disney for mesmerizing their children with that film, during the summer of 2010, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment presented us with another movie and a  whole different set of animated characters, who also have yet to lose their relevance. The…… Continue reading The Role of Rejection: A Closer Look at Despicable Me 3

Wounded By: Jacob McGowen 1st Verse: I can see that you are tired And I know that you are weak That every one of your broken dreams Has left you crying on bended knees And that still you find no peace CHORUS: You don’t have to be wounded anymore You don’t have to slam shut Every…… Continue reading Wounded

By Your Side By: Jacob McGowen 1st Verse: Reckless spending, foolish living Living on a dime Looking for a little money And some peace of mind Trying hard to find a place Where you can just be fine But you just try But you just try REPEAT 2x CHORUS: I see you in the morning I…… Continue reading By Your Side

Love You and Dance By: Jacob McGowen 1st Verse: I’m hiding in the dark Don’t know quite what to say Forgot just how to smile And I don’t want to pray You say that I am loved That my sins are washed away But somehow I still think You don’t hear the words I say…… Continue reading Love You And Dance

Come and Reign By: Jacob McGowen People say that You are dead People say that You are fake That You’re nothing but a lie That You can’t begin to save The children that You call Your own The children that You say You love Yet, I know Lord you are real And that You are…… Continue reading Come and Reign

When I was in the 8th grade, I had a home room teacher who, for lack of a better word, was a villain in my mind. Everyday, the man whom I will call here Coach Mac, stormed into class each day before the bell rang, leading me and others to look down at the floor…… Continue reading Not So Bad After All