Finding Jesus in the messy, mundane, and miraculous.
One of my favorite movies ever, has one of my favorite lines ever. Iris, a young professional, is having dinner with her elderly neighbor, Arthur. Arthur, an accomplished movie director, says, “Iris, in the movies we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You are a leading lady, but for some reason you’re […]
Read MoreI really like Lent. I like the challenge, the discipline, and the accountability. It was never a part of my life until college, and even then it was usually coffee or sugar (neither of which I probably followed through with). Those things are fine to give up, but it wasn’t until grad school and my program at […]
Read More(Two months in a row? woah. it’s february already? WOAH.) If you have spoken to me recently, I have probably told you about my new book obsession. I have a fairly long drive to work, so I decided to be a nerd and find an audio book from the library to keep me company in […]
Read MoreI think we need to be careful with the words we declare when we are emotionally charged in worship. When the lighting is right, the band is good, and it is our new favorite Bethel song playing – it is easy to make declarations of faith and surrender. But do we mean it? I had […]
Read MoreOne of my goals for this year is to be a better gift-giver. The word I chose for 2015 is presence, and a creative friend suggested it could be “presence and presents” as well. I love it. Done.
Tomorrow is my Mom’s birthday. I sent her a gift, don’t worry. But I think that the best gift I can give the people in my life is my honest words. So here we go.
Read MoreI like to title blog posts as if they will be a part of a series. As far as monthly book reviews goes, this may be the only one. But that doesn’t really matter. Most of you know that I had the opportunity to do an amazing internship this past summer at Antioch Church in […]
Read MoreI spent a day with two friends who are, quite simply, amazing people. I have always wanted friends like them. Friends who inspire, who combine laughter and deep conversation all within a short time span. Friends who sit with you and help you name your year and bullet point ways to embrace life in a […]
Read MoreOn my first day of classes in this last semester of grad school, we spent time contemplating the passage where Jesus feeds the five thousand. In our program we practiced contemplating Scripture and seeing ourselves in it – where are you in this passage? Where is Jesus? What does He say to you? In this […]
Read MoreI find it intriguing that Jesus used children as the example of what we should be. These days I spend a lot of my time with littles, and it is amazing the things I learn from them. Have you ever walked down the stairs with a little kid? They reach for your hand without hesitation. […]
Read MoreAge 13, you amaze me. You are so crazy silly, yet you want to know so much. You have so many questions about the world, God, and the relationship between the two. You wonder about deep concepts like, “Do we have to believe everything the Bible says?” and “Are we really the only ones in […]
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