I avoided looking directly at Julian the other night so I didn’t have to cry. After a hard week, I wasn’t looking for another super emotional moment on the couch, talking about what the Lord was showing me, so I’d been avoiding this conversation. Way past our bedtime though, after a rich night of communityContinue reading ““Above Reproach””
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A Letter to my Twenty-Something Self: Give your church some grace
With all the resources out there these days, a young Christian–by the grace of God–can absolutely get their hands on some good, sound doctrine early on in their walk. Young Christians can find solid teachers to sit under and learn from, and the Bible can seep deep into baby Christian bones in a way thatContinue reading “A Letter to my Twenty-Something Self: Give your church some grace”
Inscrutable God
We heard the craziest news today. In truth, the news didn’t affect us directly, but indirectly. For once, it felt like we weren’t at the center of the storm, but on the shore rather, watching someone we were rooting for get their boat spun like a top amidst some wild winds. How well we knowContinue reading “Inscrutable God”
On Ravi Zacharius: Keep Your Heart
When Julian told me about Ravi Zacharius a while ago I was super annoyed with him. I knew nothing about the story at the time, and I assumed he was repeating rumors or hearsay. “Allegedly….I’m sure,” I said in response to his report.“No. Not allegedly. They found proof,” he told me. I still found itContinue reading “On Ravi Zacharius: Keep Your Heart”
When Our Obedience to God Costs Others
“Beware of the inclination to dictate to God what consequences you would allow as a condition of your obedience to Him.” -Oswald Chambers If you were to look at a map of where I’ve been and what I’ve done and sought to do and gave up on doing over the past decade, you would getContinue reading “When Our Obedience to God Costs Others”
Steward of Mysteries
When I first came to the Lord I took a literal 40 days and did absolutely nothing but read my Bible. I was 22ish I think and I had just moved back in with my parents at the time, and they were so desperate and willing for the Lord to do a work in theirContinue reading “Steward of Mysteries”
