Ahhh, I’m back. Last week I went on my second trip to Haiti, the first being last summer. This one was different than the last in many ways. This one was a medical mission. I was one of only four youth on the trip. I got to travel to a few new villages I hadn’t […]
Reality
Reality. What is it? I mean… really. What is this notion of existence that we call reality? The dictionary defines it as “ The world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.” The alternate definition is ” The state or quality of having […]
Oh that God would Make Us Dangerous!
I was writing a research essay on the missionary Jim Elliot for school, and I came across a quote that really struck me. It goes as follows: “We are so utterly ordinary, so commonplace, while we profess to know a Power the Twentieth Century does not reckon with. But we are “harmless,” and therefore unharmed. […]
The Discipline of Losing Your Will
We like to have control. We like to plan out how our lives will go and at the same time say we are following God’s plan. `When it comes down to it, though, we don’t really like to give up our will for His. We as humans love to have control over our situations, and […]
Happy New Year’s
Ah, New Years. A time for new beginnings and new resolutions. A time to forget the past and look forward to the future. A new day. For some, though, it can be a reminder of what we said we would do the previous year, but didn’t. I didn’t stick with that diet, I didn’t do […]
The Passion of Christ
When did we lose our wonder? When did we start seeing miracles as commonplace, and blessings as expected? When did grace cease to be amazing to us? Since I have returned from Haiti, these questions have been running through my mind, so this is what I have concluded. It seems to me that the church […]
The Excellence of Love
A Still More Excellent Way Today I will be speaking on 1 Corinthians 13, verses 1-7. Before I begin with chapter 13, I will summarize chapter 12. Chapter 12 talks about spiritual gifts and their usefulness and importance. In the conclusion of the chapter, 1 Corinthians 12:31 says,” And I will show you a still more […]
He Is Risen!
In the greatest love story of all time, Jesus sacrificed himself for us so that we could spend eternity with him. He died, and was buried so that we might live. But don’t ever forget, he didn’t stay there. “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” […]
I Have This Hope
Have you ever felt defeated? Have you ever experienced something so tragic that you felt like you could never recover? I think every one of us has felt these things before. You look around you at all that is happening, and you ask, “God, how could you let such bad things happen to such a […]
The Spark
Have you ever thought of what sets us as Christians apart from everyone else in this world? Is there something others see in us that, when they see us, they can’t help but notice there’s something different about us. I sincerely hope there is. “For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking […]