The song Fast Car came on the radio, and I thought, “Man, this sounds familiar.” It was like I already knew the lyrics, intrinsically, but the voice seemed so different than how I remembered it. I sang along to the parts I knew, told my wife I needed to look it up when I gotContinue reading “Fast Car Lyrics: What Do They Mean?”
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2021 Recap
***LONG POST ALERT BUT WORTH THE READ***Laughing as I look at this memory (picture above) because it was borderline prophetic. Eight years ago, I found myself on Donald Miller‘s website as an advertisement. He was running Storyline Conferences (before StoryBrand was a thing for businesses), and I was a wandering, aimless, millennial. I had aContinue reading “2021 Recap”
How to Be a Better Husband
Today, I want us to focus on an idea that comes up multiple times in the Bible: The idea of God being the husband/bridegroom and us being the bride. I’ll admit it’s quite tough for me to try to imagine being a woman / wife. But it’s not difficult for me to imagine God beingContinue reading “How to Be a Better Husband”
Why Wed?
I went to a wedding today. I and my little family, live-in nanny included. We had a grand time. ‘Twas a good ceremony, good food, good laughter. A celebration. But whenever I’m at a wedding, and I see the bride and groom looking all young and happy and naive, I can’t help but smirk. IContinue reading “Why Wed?”
Fatherhood
Four years ago, I had no desire to be a father. Not until I was finished with school, which at the time, I planned to finish a PhD. Three years ago, I told my wife we could start trying. The Lord did quite a work on my heart. Two years ago, we had a littleContinue reading “Fatherhood”
Follow the Signs; Exits Have Been Changed
The title of this post comes from a traffic sign I saw this weekend. In many ways, it sums up my thoughts this past week. What I mean is that everyone has to exit this world. It’s not optional. Most of us think we know when we’ll exit, say at the age of 85 orContinue reading “Follow the Signs; Exits Have Been Changed”
Walk
The word walk can invoke all sorts of images and emotions. Maybe you take a long, leisurely walk on a lovely, fall day (like my family did today). Maybe you fight the biting, arctic chills to walk into the stores and do some shopping for the holidays. Maybe you rejoice at watching your baby walkContinue reading “Walk”
Omer Redden 