The St. Patrick's Day Parade outreach in Des Moines, Iowa, proved to be a great opportunity for outreach and fellowship this year, as a dedicated group of believers came together with a unified purpose: to share the message of the Gospel. Zoom training sessions that equipped them with the tools to engage parade-goers effectively. Armed... Continue Reading →
A week ago, this YouTube short from Fr. David Michael Moses, a Texas Catholic Priest, came across my Instagram news feed and I had to make a response. This is exactly what Catholics have told me for years as to why they need to pray to Mary to get anything done with Jesus. But there... Continue Reading →
"My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers."The confession of Maewyn Succat, aka---St. Patrick Much of what we know about Maewyn Succat--St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, we know from his own words of his own writing. One from the Epistola, and his Christian... Continue Reading →
Sometime after the death of my father, I was helping my mother clean and stumbled upon a small, square bubble mailer addressed from me to my sister, Jenni. The package was open, but the contents looked as if they were untouched, and in order, which contained the entire sermon series of my former pastor, Wayne... Continue Reading →
On February 2, 2025 I was blessed with the opportunity to share a message at Calvary Chapel Raccoon River Valley in Panora, Iowa entitled CPR: Christ Provided... https://www.youtube.com/live/jkgR9yBtxFw?si=0mBdtkuhbvKVJHE-&t=120 Start at 2:00 mark Like CPR, we cannot save ourselves from our sin and death to have eternal life with our Heavenly Father forever. We have a... Continue Reading →
Over a week ago, a Christian brother in the Lord whom I served with in Manti, Utah during Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant---where we 100 Christians shared the true Jesus Christ to 60,000 - 80,000 Mormons within two weeks---shared the following alternative perspective on the 2024 Presidential Election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, which I... Continue Reading →
"It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." Hebrews 10:31 I woke up this morning to this X post from Jeff Durbin, Pastor of Apologia Church and founder of Abolishonist group---EndAbortionNow. As I sat reading this post, my heart sunk knowing that another soul has entered an eternity in... Continue Reading →
In today's world, we increasingly find ourselves attributing human qualities to inanimate objects and animals, while simultaneously stripping away the humanity of actual people. Whether it's assigning emotions and motivations to household gadgets, or elevating pets to the status of family members, society seems to blur the lines between what is truly human and what... Continue Reading →
I get so much accomplished when I'm high. It's pretty crazy when I take the time to think about it. I wrote some of my best work when I was high. It kinda helps the creative juices flow, and time almost stops when you're higher than a kite. Last year, I only got high four... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of 2024 I posted wrote the article, "Start of 2024: Books to Read" where I shared a highlight of all the books I was planning on reading for the year. Though some of them I stuck with the plan, others I unfortunately did not; and some, well, succumed to my ADHD brain... Continue Reading →
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