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Are you dedicated to your craft or consumed by addiction?   I’m just starting to realize that what a lot of people call their “career” “passion” or “desire” can often times be an unknown addiction in their heart, but no one seems to see it that way. Especially if what they’re doing isn’t “hurting” anyone….   I [...]

I believe that if Christians understood more that their salvation wasn’t earned then just maybe they would be more gracious to others. It’s honestly sad seeing a judgmental Christian, and completely contradicts what they believe in.   Hey Christians…Question: Is Jesus’ prerogative to judge the people He came to save? Or to love and heal [...]

Tour!!!! AHHHH!!! EUROPE!!! AHHH!!!! Tour is great! Europe? Well….it’s been a love/hate relationship (no disrespect Europe, just tiring). Today we are at the Impericon Festival! It sold out two weeks after releasing ticket sales. I’m about to play in front of 5,000 kids being one of the top bands on the bill. I don’t say [...]

“When you die……have you ever wondered what people will say about you at your funeral?” I take a sip of my drink and mull this over. In High School I wasn’t a very popular kid, so planning my own mental funeral was a game I played to see if anyone would really miss me. Would [...]

Why is it either God is too big or God is too small?!? I’ve heard so many people talk about God as though He doesn’t care -OR- If He did care He would want nothing to do with them. For example: Have you ever struggled with the idea of being alone in life? It’s not [...]

Do you like Hardcore music? How about cycling? Meet Jimmy Ryan, the ex-singer of the band Haste the Day and current singer of the band Trenches. Jimmy Ryan, unveils his love and passion for cycling along with some past struggles that he personally was able to overcome by having faith in himself, and in the [...]

  Have you ever seen the Amish?   August Burns Red is from Manheim, PA and here the Amish heavily populate the area. I’ve ran into them at the grocery store, and have even passed them in my 2007 Jeep Wrangler as they ride the streets on a buggy and horse.   They wear very [...]

*****Today’s blog entry is written and reposted with permission by our dear friend Max Dubinsky and we hope it wrecks you like it did us.  Find out more about what he’s doing at http://iamyourneighbor.com/***** john and flora   We pull into the garage. My wife admires the pile of shiny, mismatched objects scattered about the street [...]

  Worship is something I don’t understand. To worship something means “adoring reverence or regard, reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage.“   Well I’m trying to look at all of the things in my life that I “honor.” Friends, myself, what I want. I definitely honor that. I honor my [...]

  I love hope. I consider it an absolutely vital tool in life. Recently I’ve realized that, in order to really have hope, love is a prerequisite to it. They’re both equal parts of the equation. They must be intertwined to be fully effective; they could never harbor the same strength separately as they do [...]