How many times can I lament the horrors of evil and injustice in this world? How many times can I sit down at my computer to put words of sorrow on paper before my heart breaks? How many times must we raise our voices in prayer, crying out to God for an end to these…

My church is roughly one week in to really starting to work with a refugee family from Afghanistan. The goal is to help them settle into America, to acclimate (as best as they can) to the culture and the way we do things, and to share the love of Jesus through this. We’ve been ready…

I am a couple weeks late to the story, but I’m going to write about it anyway. Perhaps you have already heard of the Grove City College controversy and the resulting report issued by the Board of Trustees. This story caught my attention today for reasons I will share later on. I stopped my normal…

Do you trust me yet? I’ve felt this whisper from God many times over the last few weeks. It has been a difficult time of clinging to him as he has led me through a little bit of a valley. His plan has been so, so different than mine, but it has been perfect. Every…

Sometimes I read things for school that cause my mind and emotions to start spiraling out of control. When that happens, what I really need is something to anchor me back to what is true. I am halfway finished with The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st-Century Church by Michael…

I am currently taking a Philosophy class at Community College. We had to write a discussion question about Self, which in my mind evolved into a question of personhood. I got started writing, and by the time I was done, I had a full essay (rather than a 100 word discussion question) on the Biblical…

I’ve started and stopped about fifteen blog posts in the last week. I’m having a hard time even getting this one past the first few sentences. The problem is not that there is nothing to write about. On the contrary, there are so many possible things I could write about…and nothing that I can form…

Psalm 46 has been a source of great encouragement for me in the past few days and has helped to guide my prayers for Russia and Ukraine. I hope that it can be an encouragement and a help to you as well. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” GOD…

Dear Home Church: What I write in this letter has been brewing in my mind for several weeks. As I’ve returned to the States and begun to resettle and readjust, I’ve noticed that there are some things that need to be addressed. You might think that I’m writing this letter to point out all the…

I didn’t set a specific New Years Resolution, or even a list of goals this year. Instead, I’ve been reflecting on the kind of person I want to be (or be more like) at the end of 2022. And I’ve been making a list of people I know who reflect these character qualities so that…