“I’m dead, therefore I live” The Word speaks a lot about dying to ourselves. It’s a theme that has been strong on my heart for several months, and when I met in September with Julian, my co-planner for this past
If it seems slow
Habakkuk 2:3 – “And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it
Full extent
1 John 3:16a – “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us.” John 13:1b – “…he now showed them the full extent of His love.” The love that Jesus showed such a
Look ahead
John 16:21 – A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. Mark
Memorable Monday: A full understanding
I am en route to Colombia! I’m grateful for a shorter-than-ever day of travel (less than 11 hours!). As I wait for my first flight, I wanted to post for you a blog post I wrote almost 7 years ago.
Confidence to serve
I’ve taken a pretty long blogging break the past months, but I’m ready to jump back in and share with you the things that God stirs in my heart. Thanks for your prayers as I head to the Twin Cities today
Today
Today is very significant. Our walk with Christ needs to be a daily one. There seem to be three key parts to this: daily surrender, daily intimacy, and daily strength. Daily surrender We are all called by Jesus to daily take
Shallow & hollow
Each morning on my way to class, I walk by a myriad of posters in UND’s Merrifield Hall, the liberal arts building. As I walk by the bulletin boards of the 2nd floor, I see colorful posters advertising the variety
Will or bidding?
Most Christians, it seems, are eager to discover and complete something we call “the will of God.” “I just want to know the will of God,” I’ve heard (and said). “After so long asking His will and still not knowing
“So… why are you learning Arabic?”
“…are you going to the Middle East now or something?” I haven’t had the question yet this year, but last summer I did have some pretty strange looks when people who knew I was going to Colombia found out I