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. […]
My Declaration
This is a post I’ve been wanting to write for a while. This is my declaration, my story. Enjoy. All my life I’ve felt different. When I was in elementary school, my mom tells me I used to get off the bus after school and tell her, “Mom, I’m different than all the other kids, […]
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 […]
The Safest Place to Be
In the world today, every company advertises the safety of their product; the safest car, car seat, insurance, bank, anything. This generation has been raised in a “safe” world, no immense dangers threaten the children born into the American life. We are comfortable. Have we forgotten, then, that God is in charge over all things, […]
A Love for Adventure
Do you remember being a kid? Do you remember those times when you would go on adventures? We all had those times, though they all were a little different. We got to explore, whether that was out in the country, walking by a creek; or if it was in the city, walking around your neighborhood […]
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 […]
My First Trip to Haiti
I hardly know where to begin describing my trip to Haiti. My life will forever be changed by that experience. We arrived in Haiti Friday night around dinner time, so we picked our beds and went into the dining hall/ team center for our dinner. The next day, we didn’t really have a set […]
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.” […]