Sixth grade was a transitional year for me. I never really thought about style and appearances before that, but all the sudden looks mattered. That year in particular stood out to me because, wanting to appease one crowd, I began the year dressed in JNCO jeans (if you don't remember those, they were like denim... Continue Reading →
What I’m Missing Even When I Have It All
...contentment. I find contentment to be so elusive. It's been that way nearly all my life. You know what? Since I flew to South America in 2014 for ten weeks in Ecuador and Peru, I have not lived in the same place for more than a year (until now). my story In 2014, despite my... Continue Reading →
Worship: The Flame of Life
[This post was featured on The Avenue Church's blog and podcast, For the City.] The word worship elicits all kinds of images. One person may think of pew on pew on pew leading up to a large Gospel choir in the front of the sanctuary. Another person may recall the used and careworn pages of... Continue Reading →
What Is Your Sacred Pathway?
The other day I was tasked with leading a faculty devotional at my school. I decided to put together a small presentation based on Gary Thomas's book Sacred Pathways, a book I read several years ago. Here's the premise of the book, one of Thomas's thoughts in the opening pages: “Expecting all Christians to have... Continue Reading →