Chris Martin's Blog, page 55

Question for Discussion

Throughout the years, I’ve had this question pop into my mind on occasion, and I’ve always wondered what other people thought about it. Now, before I even ask the question to you, I want to make something very clear. I am a huge fan of discussing things with respect to those who don’t necessarily agree […]

I Want To Die

Galatians 5:24 says “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” As a Christian, I know there is a war inside me that wages on a daily basis. My flesh has no desire to follow the Holy Spirit. Why would it want to? No one wants to live […]

For Them

Since it’s Veteran’s Day, I wanted to put links to four tributes I’ve written for our troops. They are all on my blog, but instead of having to search through so many posts, they will be right here in one convenient location. Most of you may have read them, but let’s keep our troops in […]

Nothing but Respect

I was never in the military. I never served multiple tours in Afghanistan. I’ve never had to spend sleepless nights in a bunker somewhere on the other side of the world listening to continuous gunfire and explosions. I’ve never had to spend months or years away from my family wondering if I would ever see […]

Who Do You Pick?

I honestly had no idea where I was going with this blog post when I started it. I had one line in my head, and I went with it. Take a short trip with me back to middle school when you were standing on the playground with a group of kids from your class. It’s […]

Thank You

Reblogged from One7Blog: This blog post is a thank you to everyone who supports One7 Ministries. Support can come in many different forms. Money. Prayer. Volunteering. Mentoring. All of these have one common thread that intricately weaves them together. Love. Without love, we are nothing. We can help a million people, but if we don't […]

Band of Brothers: We do not fight alone.

Reblogged from Cannot Contain: A mostly fictional account of confession and brotherhood. _______________________ It's raining.  Which means that, for no logical reason whatsoever, traffic will be a disaster.  I had decided a month ago that this would be the week, and I don't need this extra aggravation of fighting traffic to be piled on top […]

Everyone Has a Story. Even Me.

Without a doubt, this is the hardest blog post I have ever written. I say that for a couple reasons. 1) Just thinking back to the events that transpired brings so many different emotions raging to the surface. And 2) It’s difficult to become completely transparent and allow people, especially strangers, an intimate glance into […]

Call it off: Stop searching for your mission.

Reblogged from Cannot Contain: I finally gave up.  After twenty years of searching for my mission, I threw in the towel.  And today I'm going to ask you to do the same.  Stop searching for your mission.  I know where it is. It's not out there.  It's not in the books you've been reading.  The […]

Am I Worthy?

The shame haunts me on a daily basis. I’ve tried to be a good person, but I always end up failing. It’s not easy. It never has been. I am a woman with needs. I thought once I was married, everything would be perfect. Unfortunately, I’ve discovered that is not the case at all. There […]