If you haven't read Part 1 of Singleness and the Church yet, please do so before proceeding. You need context for this. Otherwise, it may seem harsh. So, how do you as a married (or at least in a serious... Continue Reading →
I told my roommate recently that I was planning to write a blog post about singleness. She asked why. “Well,” I said, “I just think there’s a lot of purpose for singles.” “Isn’t that true for married people too? Why... Continue Reading →
In Cru, we laugh at how there’s this somewhat standard answer to some questions. It goes like this: “How was your summer?” “It was hard… but good.” “How was your year?” “Hard… but good.” A while back, I asked a... Continue Reading →
I’ve been working last week and this week on 2 Samuel 9 for my classes. I’ll spend the next two weeks after this continuing to work on it. Don’t glaze over; I’m about to tell you just how amazing and... Continue Reading →
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So for my counseling class, we're reading a book called The Pastor As Minor Poet by Craig Barnes. It's been refreshing, calling my heart back to the beauty and mystery of knowing God. I just wanted to share this quote:... Continue Reading →
When I was living in Asia, I remember being caught off guard - and honestly, kind of grossed out - by the clean up methods in the "back street" restaurants. They had delicious food, but the table was always a... Continue Reading →
Oh yes, it can be done. If you know me well, or if you're facebook friends with me, you may have noticed that I really like cereal. I particularly like it as a bedtime snack; the craving usually hits anywhere... Continue Reading →
I’ve been thinking today about beauty. What is it that makes us love beauty so much? Beautiful music, beautiful people, beautiful artwork, beautiful landscape…it all makes something inside of us feel a sense of joy or delight or even pain... Continue Reading →
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Well, as often happens, it would seem that God wants to remind me of a part of His character that I've been conveniently forgetting. You've probably experienced this before... somehow, the same passages of Scripture or the same theme in different Scriptures... Continue Reading →
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