Isaac Deitz Working out my faith through writing.
Samson’s Hair
[These are honest questions asked with genuine reverence and some honest frustration] “Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face” – Job 13:15 “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in [...]
The New Guy
The church is filled with liars, thieves, cheats, gossips and selfish hypocrites. Isn’t that beautiful! Why am I so eager to debate that? It’s the truth, I used to see it as the tragic truth, but it’s the beautiful truth of the Gospel that Jesus died for liars, thieves, cheats, gossips and selfish people. I used [...]
“Been There, Done That” -Jesus
Chassidic master Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev once said: I learned the meaning of love from a drunk. I once passed two drunks drinking in a gutter and overheard the following conversation between them: Drunk #1: “I love you!” Drunk #2: “No you don’t.” Drunk #1: “Yes, yes, I do. I love you with all [...]
The Story of “Search for Joy: Kenya”
Written by me, but taken from SearchforJoy.org When I was a little kid, all my friends were saying they wanted to be police officers or basketball stars and I trumped them with the more ‘Christian answer’: Missionary. I’ve always heard stories of Husdon Taylor, Amy Wilson Carmichael and so many others. They were heroes to [...]
Strawberries, Water and Other Addictions
We are creatures of habit and we grow fond of what is familiar to us. I have a few theories on habits and addictions. About 5 years ago I gave up soda for an entire month. Which was hard for me because I drank soda all the time. After skateboarding, tons of exercise [...]
40 years in the desert leads to sunburn itch.
If I could learn anything in the world. From History, Math, Science to how to fly a plane or how to get girls to like me. I’d pick the Gospel. If I could know the Gospel, the true Gospel, but not just know it, but have it engrained into my heart and being. I think [...]
Story time: Friendship
I toured a lot with a band from Atlanta, Georgia called Family Force 5. When we had some breaks in between tours, I’d stay in Atlanta with them. It got to a point where I had my own room and bed in the band house for when I was there, even though I lived in [...]
From a powerful canon to a fragile egg.
Ok, here we go. So a lot of people love to add onto God’s personality. Which is, what I believe, the reason there are a lot of haters and unbelievers, besides the fact that Jesus said, “there’s gonna be some haters, because of me” (paraphrased). So when you add or take away to God’s [...]
Pills and Idols
The older I get the more sermons and the less music I listen to. It’s kind of weird. When I’m skateboarding through the streets with earbuds in, I look like a hoodlum that is probably listening to sex-cular music with loud drums and whatnot, but a lot of the time I’m listening to a sermon [...]