by brantcole | Mar 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
The day wasn’t even over, but already I had attended a friend’s funeral, attended to my very sick daughter, and was heading to visit a student of mine in jail… Days like this make me weep because of the brokenness that is the world around me. I don’t...
by brantcole | Feb 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Recently I saw a cute inspirational quote on Facebook (I know…shocker…) that said “Water cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.” And though it captured my attention due to its pithy brevity, it captivated...
by brantcole | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
I. Love. Coffee. Mugs. I have so many different coffee mugs from different places around the world and from different seasons of my life. I have fancy coffee mugs, little cute clay mugs, and large this-is-way-too-much-coffee-for-anything-I-could-possibly-do-today...
by brantcole | Jan 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
The other day, as I was praying and dreaming over this blog, I was inspired to put down some truths for anyone who was going through a really difficult season of life. Little did I know that the very next day, I would need these very truths to cling to in my own life....
by brantcole | Jan 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
The other day, I heard a weird *clunk clunk* traveling through my living room. I looked around the corner to see my daughter had grabbed my shoes, and stepped inside of them, and started to try to walk around. It was hilarious! This really caused me, not only a lot of...
by brantcole | Jan 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Recently I was reading and studying in the Book of Ruth, and I was struck with the question: what about this book makes it worthy of being in the canon of Scripture? Why is this book just as much God’s Word as Genesis, the Psalms, or Romans? It’s how the story ends....
by brantcole | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I was a kid, a lot of the adults in my life took upon themselves to help me to know how to navigate this world. They showed me how to do things like go to the bathroom, tie my shoes, do scientific studies, perform on stage, throw a baseball, shave my face, choose...
by brantcole | Dec 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the Old Testament, there were over 400 specific predictions and prophecies about the Messiah, the Christ, that God’s people were to be looking for to identify who this coming Savior was to be. He had to fulfill all of them to be able to claim the title of this very...
by brantcole | Nov 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The other day, as I was driving home, our Jeep almost died. And to make a long story short, I found out that our battery had died. So I began to pray earnestly that God would provide for us because we had just finished paying for an expensive heater core replacement...
by brantcole | Nov 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the things that really gets me bothered is when I go into a convenience store, grab a delicious looking bag of chips off the shelf, purchase it, and then open it only to find a bag filled with 30% chips and 70% air. There’s nothing very meaningful or even...
