The Rhythm of Love

I may write on trust, hope, faith and love (which I personally have never experienced) in relationships. And then some on life, but this is a blog right? So Im going to feed into that and use it as a crutch to get a little personal. Though many of my blogs come from experiences and things I have witnessed I never talk about a personal experience in my life. This past school year wasn't what anyone would call a typical college year. I used to think that playing a sport was the most physical and mentally wearing activity in life you could have. That was before relationships and such who met me at the door of college my freshman year. Having not dated much in high school, and always being consumed by sports I found it easy to slide by under the radar of social life and the problems that ensued. I turned down the opportunity to play basketball and Wheaton because I knew school would be a feat in itself, and that has turned out to be very true. But not only that, I was in experienced wi...

Quick question, what happens to a plant when one of its stems is broken off or separated from the root and plant itself? It’s an obvious answer…it consistently dies every time. This is the perfect analogy for our relationship with Christ, but why? John 15 explains it best, God says directly that,               “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2  He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3  You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4  Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”               Lets pick this verse apart branch by branch…no pun intended. God is the true vine, our life and blood and his...