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“Where the hounds run Track me in my sleep When I can’t trust the company I keep When I’ve pushed passed the point of pressing on You’re what I’m counting on You’re what I’m counting on” I have been back and living in Fort Collins for over a year now. One constant in my life,…… Continue reading Another Kind of Strength

Upon hearing the news of the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting that occurred where his film The Dark Knight Rises was playing , director Christopher Nolan had this to say: ” I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on-screen is an important and joyful pastime.…… Continue reading Tickets for the Glory Train

Renew The Fervor By: Jacob McGowen Oh, the skies are caving in We are surrounded by our sin We cannot tell right from wrong And yet we’ve known all along We are helpless within They say the fads will bring us peace TV preachers are all we need Yet as we stare across the seas…… Continue reading Renew The Fervor

“It doesn’t matter what I feel, Doesn’t matter what I see My hope will always be In your promises to me…” Most conversations for college kids and twenty-somethings resolve around major life decisions. “Where do you work? What do you want to do after you graduate? What are your goals? When are you going to…… Continue reading Becoming An Usher

Almost five years ago, I was at a prayer service at Light the World Church in Nansana, Uganda. It was my second or third service that week. I was well into my first trip to Uganda and was loving every moment. Each time I had gone to “service” it was with Jessica Hofschulte, and a…… Continue reading Becoming A Pagemaster

Never AgainBy: Jacob McGowenSometimes I am wearyOther times I am strong Sometimes I wanna climb A mountain, yet be aloneI count all of my sorrowsI long to be freeAnd still my heart dwelling deepInside of me Finds it hard to believeOver and over and over again I cry to know The lament of my soulOver and over and over again Can…… Continue reading Never Again

NewBy: Jacob McGowenLooking through a window paneStanding in the pouring rainMeaningless gadgets catch my eyeThen lust ignites and later I cryHow I’ve wasted precious timeThey’re starting to avoid youFailure defines youAnd you don’t know what to doA sip won’t ease the rainA look won’t stop the painIt’s time to start something newLate again, I wonder…… Continue reading New

In the adaptations of the classic tale Peter Pan, the villain Captain Hook is terrified of clocks. He hates them because their every “tick” and “tock” remind of him of the crocodile who took his hand. In the film Hook, the audience even gets to see a room filled with Captain Hook’s smashed clocks. While…… Continue reading How to Live When Your World Crumbles

I woke up today before nine and any day I do that and don’t have to work is a good thing. I did my devotions,  then took the bus, got lunch at Chick-fil-a, and even stopped by “Wally World.” On the way home about forty-five minutes ago, I stopped by Mugs, a coffee shop in Old…… Continue reading Abundantly Blessed

Once upon a time, deep in the pearl of Africa, there lived a beautiful maiden. Her name was Mama Julie. She was principal of the local school and every unmarried man in the whole village wanted Mama Julie to be his bride. Yet, there was none in all the villages of Africa who loved Mama…… Continue reading A Tall African Tale