Don’t get me wrong, I like nice things. I enjoy my soft, fluffy mattress, with the giant pillow top, I love my rotating stainless steel spice rack, and my mini espresso machine, I love my … Read more about 5 Lessons in 5 Months – Part II: Material Things Do Not Determine My Happiness
5 Lessons in 5 Months – Part I: Love is a Choice
I elected to come on the Race where a God-fearing community would surround me, where I would be studying His word, praying with more frequency than ever before, and furthering the Kingdom with every … Read more about 5 Lessons in 5 Months – Part I: Love is a Choice
I Don’t Want to be Called to Greatness.
Sometimes we find ourselves in environments that require more of us. That requires us to rise above our usual selves; to be more generous than we typically would, be more patient, more kind, more … Read more about I Don’t Want to be Called to Greatness.
A Dream Realized
When I was around 7 or 8 years old my parents took me to Crate & Barrel on one of their Saturday afternoon errand trips. My life was forever changed. I had walked into a home goods … Read more about A Dream Realized
Daughters of Zion
“For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place.” Psalm 132:13 Pi Emmi (PEE Em-EE) had operated the Won Gen Café for four years, serving as a safe … Read more about Daughters of Zion
A REAL Lesson in Dependence
Abandonment; Brokenness; Dependence; Empowerment; Calling; Confirmation. These are the stages of a Kingdom Journey as described by Seth Barnes in his book of the same name. Abandonment happens … Read more about A REAL Lesson in Dependence
I Fall Numb
I bang my hand against the couch as pins seemingly shoot up my forearm. It’s numb, my whole hand is numb and the feeling radiates through my fingertips. As I sit here trying to shake the … Read more about I Fall Numb
Learning to Walk the Walk
Manila, Philippines. Movies and TV illuminate the industry of prostution. Taken depicts the realities of the sex slave industry. Slumdog Millionaire showed us the horrors of living as a street kid. … Read more about Learning to Walk the Walk
Words.
Words have power. We fear vulnerability, we fear rejection. We speak through lies, through sarcasm, through mere slivers of truth. We’ve been raised in a culture that beats around the … Read more about Words.
