The Random Musings of a Nerdy Christ Follower

What If? That’s the question. It’s a simple question that carries with it all manner of possibilities, anxieties, fears…all sorts of good and bad thoughts.   “What if I take that job in another state?” “What if I don’t?”   “What if we have that difficult conversation?” “What if it goes well?” “What if it […]

Last year on January 1, 2017, a young (er than me) guy named Blaise stepped in to help lead worship at Gateway.Community Church (my home church).  It wasn’t too long after that when I decided to friend him on Facebook. I actually kind of Facebook stalked the guy thinking he was being added to the […]

For the last three or four weeks I’ve been retreating within myself (on the inside). Outwardly, I’ve given the pretense of being “fine”. This has been the case since I’ve been accepted into a program at my church. In that time, I have either seen or heard that other friends were also struggling with something. […]

Others. That’s the word. That’s what serving is all about. A few weeks ago, I was sitting in service at Gateway’s Central campus, listening to Kenny Green speak. He talked about this word, and how he learned what it meant to serve while he was facing the option of prison time or a chance to […]

It’s been a while since I put a hockey post out there, but after reading a melodramatic response from a Pittsburgh Penguins’ beat writer, I have an itch to scratch. But first, let me say that these 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs have been among the best I’ve seen in nearly a decade. At the forefront […]

Last night at the Good Friday service, a giant lit cross was carried to the stage and lifted into the rafters. This powerful moment and image was followed by the cross being talked about as a tool of torture and the device used to kill our Savior. In the same breath it was mentioned that […]

I’m a little late on this, so let me start by apologizing for taking a couple of weeks to get this out there. Now that that’s done… Two Friday’s ago a group—large group—of like-minded Christians led by Blaise (Raccuglia) and Kyle (Hubbard) met on 6th and Congress with one goal in mind. Evangelism. First, I […]

These last few weeks at Gateway have been all about Best. Story. Ever. (I’m going to always hear Rob Overholt’s voice when I read that…and chuckle to myself…Thanks Rob, for your awesome sense of humor that I so easily associate with!). This week Rob/Justin McCarty—depending what campus you were attending—challenged us to tell our story […]

Papa, Dad, Daddy… These are names I’ve heard thrown around willy-nilly at my home church to refer to God. Admittedly, when I hear Daddy—especially—I cringe a little. Okay, a lot. I tell myself and those around me that I’m balking because I believe God deserves more reverence than “Daddy”. But here’s the thing…I’m flat out […]

We often find ourselves crushed under the weight of a bolder. That Bolder can be represented by any number of issues or struggles. The bolder could be manifested as anger, fear, anxiety, greed, alcoholism, drug addiction, pornography addiction or a plethora of other obstacles laid out by the enemy. That old devil is one crafty […]