Do you want an easy life or a good one?
Picture this: It’s lightly raining. I’m standing in the middle of a walmart parking lot, iphone out, trying to capture a video of the vision that is in front of me, water uncontrollably leaking from eyes. Thank God I was at Walmart, where on the scale of crazy, I just blended right in. To back […]
#BLESSED: What if we’ve got it all wrong?
The trend to #blessed every photo or tweet has died down quite a bit, but I still love to do it on occasion. I generally like to hop on trends and then use them to death–long after it’s still trendy or relevant. For some reason, I find that funny. Clearly, I have issues. But back […]
The Apostle Paul’s Advice to America
If the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the church in America today, he would give the exact same advice as found in the book of Colossians.
Is God less good to me?
The love of your life just broke up with you and your heart is shattered. Your life just isn’t what you thought it would be. Nothing seems to go your way. Your friends are thriving post-college and you still can’t land a full-time job with benefits. You hate your job and your boss is the […]
Road Rage + The Holy Spirit
“And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.” Two nights ago, just before falling asleep, I asked God to use me, to allow me to be His hands and feet in my day. I specifically prayed, “Lord, help me be loving, kind, gracious, […]
Stop Waiting for Your Boaz
All the single ladies: Seriously stop it. Stop waiting for your “Boaz.” While it is wonderful (and important) for us to look at our current day situation with a biblical perspective, attempting to layer Ruth’s story over our own stories of finding love is… well, it’s just plain awful ladies. Does the Bible have a […]