The Lure of Urban Exploration

The struc­tures that mankind have built are breath­tak­ing. It’s a mod­ern mar­vel to see many of these struc­tures, but what has started to fas­ci­nate me is when these struc­tures are left des­o­late. For what­ever rea­son, maybe it closed down, every­one just left, or a litany of other rea­sons. To see these aban­doned mar­vels is for some rea­son very fas­ci­nat­ing, and this is often referred to as “Urban Explo­ration.” My inter­est was peaked by fol­low­ing the Web Urban­ist blog, and I decided (read more...)

Father, I Confess

My Father and my God, I con­fess that I am a sin­ner.  A per­son so full of sin that I am deserv­ing of noth­ing more than your just and swift wrath.  I have dis­obeyed, slan­dered, and ignored you.  I’m sorry that I live my life as though you don’t exist.  I instead pre­sume upon my own abil­i­ties, tal­ents, and ambi­tions and fail to acknowl­edge that you have given me those things and desire me to use them for your pur­poses and glory. I con­fess that I am not the man of God (read more...)