Sometimes Quiet is Violent
I remember sitting with Luke on the steps to the alleyway last semester. He was dying inside for lack of peace. Over the next few weeks, we talked and prayed and cried out to God together.
Travesty
Sometimes I read something and have to blink back tears. Tonight I was scanning the news and saw an article about mass illegal immigration from Serbia and beyond through the Hungarian border to reach Western Europe.
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The cross is an instrument of torture. It's the symbol of who we are in Christ, God's love, his sacrifice, his awesome grace and cleansing blood. We wear it around our necks, paste it to
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Year 3 is flashing a cruel smile of daunting proportions. The City has welcomed me back with its usual carelessness. My friends, and Bible College as a whole, however, have been shining the light of
Wanted: a way to see beyond my sunglasses
Everyone wears sunglasses of perspective. It's hard to value your own at times. The big trendy thing to do is to take pictures with kids in Africa and/or post a Bible verse/indie song lyric on
Wanted: balance between relying on God for my future and going after it myself
I want to do well. I don't do things halfway. I want to be known as someone who is reliable, able, competent. A drive for excellence is still important -- wanting to do well, putting
Drinking root beer and hanging with pastors on a Friday night
How can we not be excited about God? I've been working on a short message from Ephesians 1:3-10 that I'm teaching on at our church's monthly ladies' breakfast. As I prayed about what to discuss,
Today I ran errands
It's too easy to worry. I hate it. Sometimes I look around me and wonder if other people are even thinking about some of the things that drive my mind to oblivion. Like, the kind
We’re having leftovers for dinner tonight
There is so much left to know about God. Until about two years ago, I was sort of "yeah-okay-cool" about reading the Bible; I was frustrated that I had a hard time reading it, and