I love Roller Coasters. I love the speed and the unexpected twists and turns. I think I love them so much because I love being surprised. However, since I tend to over-think everything, I am pretty hard to surprise. So, for me, getting on a roller coaster is three minutes of constant surprises - and I love it.
Unexpected twists and turns in my life is another story. I don't enjoy those surprises near as much. They are usually not so fun and don't often evoke screams of joy and laughter. I hope one day that changes and I can look with excitement on the trials knowing what they produce in me. I'm not there yet.
Read MoreMy first memory of looking at pornography was when I was in middle school. I was spending the night over at a friend’s house and another friend brought over some of his dad’s pornographic magazines. At the time I was intrigued but clearly did not understand the consequences of that very moment.
Read MoreCommunity. It’s something that is very necessary for the thriving of the church. While I am currently living overseas in an intensely tight-knit community of just a few people, I still at times find myself community starved. Our team is so awesome, but even with an amazing group of people, I do miss having a larger community to spend time with.
During our time in Ethiopia, Keisha, Laura and I began to do a Bible Study on the topic of biblical community. The study looked at many different aspects of community: how as Christians we should live in a community as brothers and sisters, and how we should show love and grace where we have differing beliefs since we are unified in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Read MoreOne of my clients at work has reached that mystical point of life the American Dream is centered around: he is about to retire. He has been preparing diligently for this moment for twenty five years. He has saved and intentionally lived below his means in order to become financially free. He could easily live out the second act of the American Dream, retire to a golf course, sip lemonade on the back porch, and live the good life for the next thirty years.
Read More“Where there are no oxen in the stalls, the stalls are clean, but there is much power in the oxen.” (Proverbs 14:4).
The Trinity itself is all about relationships. The Godhead – three in one. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. They are all in community with one another. They are each unique but they’re one and the same. Is that our model for community? Does that demonstrate the importance of relationships? I would say it does.
Read MoreLife in Africa is the full spectrum of joys and struggles. There are days you are overjoyed at the realization God has allowed you to live in Africa and do ministry here, and there are days you wonder how on earth God talked you into doing this.
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