Nick McIntosh

American Patriot. Friend of Christ.

I suppose you could best define my style as ascetic, intellectual, and caring. I write what is real to me. Some things may seem complicated, but their truth is quite simple.

This account will serve as the launchpad and online repository of ideas, hopes, dreams, memories, lamentations, joy, sorrow, love, and records of a story I am not writing, but rather living.

One could call God the writer, but God is Love. The story is one defined on love, and mine to live and record. If you want to get to know me, one writer's best way of befriending another is to simply read their writings. Many of us can write, few of us wish to read what is real to others.

If you are aversive to the power of love, or the power of Jesus Christ, I would suggest you read the works herein repeatedly. It is my sincerest hope they help set you free. We can deny, rationalize, debate, shelve, and dismiss the importance of love all we want. People can twist it for their own selfish purposes, be they personal, political, economic or otherwise. None of these things change that most precious, basic truth that love is the single most important thing we can have, that love is indeed light, and that the light comes through Christ Jesus.

As a man who has made many mistakes, many of them quite seriously, I can say that I have hung up my sword so to speak, to take up my cross and follow in the path of love. Do not mistake this for weakness, because I will defend those I love with the ferocity and power I used to use for foolish pursuits. People used to ask if I was a lover or a fighter, and I would respond with "I love to fight". Today, I answer with something different - that I am a lover, and I will fight for love.

Whatever burdens you, whatever brings you pain, love is indeed stronger and God is love. May the writings I place here at least show some evidence of that light working within me as I try each day to shine it brighter and brighter. Light will set you free. Love will set you free. God will set you free. They flow freely amongst each other.