Raise your hand if, nine whole days into the new year, your resolutions for 2021 are already dead in the dust. If they are, you’re not alone! It’s my personal theory that resolutions are the work of darkness, meant to keep us...
Read MoreGod doesn’t rejoice in your struggles. The first time I felt hamstrung by a job was during the year after I left missions. I knew God had called me out of missions, and I knew he had provided this job. I was so grateful,...
Read MoreTake heart, friend. The day after Daylight Savings Time ended, as I drove to work, bleary-eyed and slurping down my coffee through a bright green milkshake straw, I noticed the sunlight filter through the trees. This was a...
Read MoreBefore we can get started on our quest for greatness, we first have to know some universal truths about how God created us. We have to know these from the get-go because they hold important clues for where greatness truly lies.
Read MoreHello, reader-friend. It seems that a brief hello is in order. In 2014, I started this little blog because I found that I had a lot to say and people actually wanted to hear it. (It was maybe only 10 people, but it was...
Read MoreDear Future Husband, I went to a concert last night. It was all about love songs and romance. As impressed as I was by the artists’ musicianship—good gracious, they had skillz—I left feeling less-than-satisfied. This was...
Read MoreFor the last year, I have lost my voice. Not my physical voice, but my creative voice. The last year was full of new experiences, but I was powerless to share their impact, their meaning. I was powerless to see why they...
Read MoreI took off a week from writing last week. I didn’t write a single word; not creatively, at least. I didn’t even write letters to my favorite pen pals. I sensed I needed to become an observer of my life for a while, and create...
Read MoreI turned 27 yesterday. It was a quiet, sweet birthday: dinner with friends, flowers at work, breakfast bright and early with a sweet sister. On Monday, for the first time in my life, I consciously thought about my last few hours...
Read MoreHas Jesus ever spoken to you? Not like a voice from the clouds, but maybe a line in a song or a stranger on the street—something catches your attention and you know, deep down, that it was meant for you? He may not have used his...
Read MoreI am getting old. Or maybe just growing up. Maybe they are the same thing. I am no longer shocked by the shocking things I hear. Most scandals don’t scandalize me anymore, save the very grievous ones. It seems none of us...
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