Words from the Average Sinner

  • I Ran Out Of That Grave

    I Ran Out Of That Grave

    Graves are for the dead. They’re for the lifeless, earthly bodies. They are the dark, cold, and lonely places that our vessel goes into once our soul goes into heaven. When I think about death, I don’t hyper-fixate on what happens to my body or what my funeral will look like. All I think about Read more

  • I am Barabbas

    I am Barabbas

    It has taken me 9 months to write this post because I kept staring at the title with conviction in my spirit. I knew that writing the words was going to convict me of something deep… something that I wasn’t ready to hear myself. So here we are in all of God’s wonderful glory, trying Read more

  • God’s Masterpiece

    God’s Masterpiece

    If there is one thing I excel at… it is negative self talk. Half the time, I use self-depreciating humor as the basis of all humor and coping. Dark humor is the best humor in my opinion. Did you know that if you have a peanut allergy and get hit by a car going 100 Read more

  • Gratitude: When All You Have is a Hallelujah

    Gratitude: When All You Have is a Hallelujah

    “So I throw up my handsAnd praise You again and again‘Cause all that I have is a hallelujahHallelujahAnd I know it’s not muchBut I’ve nothing else fit for a KingExcept for a heart singing hallelujahHallelujah” – Brandon Lake, “Gratitude”. I’ve been staring at these lyrics trying to think of how to put my heart into Read more

  • Peace is a Promise He Keeps

    Peace is a Promise He Keeps

    Have you ever heard a song that your soul immediately connected with? Maybe it is a love song that makes you feel joy for the love that you have or hopeful of the love to come. Maybe it is a sad song that you can have a good cry to (believe me, all girls have Read more

  • It’s Never Too Late To Come Back Home

    It’s Never Too Late To Come Back Home

    Impact. Legacy. Mission. Philosophy. When someone asks me what I want my impact, legacy, mission or philosophy to be, I stop dead in my tracks because I have no idea. I’m only 28 years old. Do I need to be worried about what my legacy will be? Don’t I have 50 years to see my Read more