Waging War
I need to wrestle with this so I decided to write it where I’m going to see it a lot. My commentary at the bottom: “Every thought captive to obey Christ,” suggests that these strongholds, these arguments, these lofty opinions “raised against the knowledge of God” come from within ourselves. Oh what a powerful weapon … Read more
Laminin
It’s nine minutes long, but if you set yourself down to watch the whole thing it will change. your. life. Seriously. When I first got back from Africa, we had a Christmas party for our youth group. When I was told last minute that instead of party games we’d be sitting down to watch a … Read more
Nerd Cool
I recently had a conversation with a friend about the term “cool.” She proceeded by telling me a theory she developed in high school that has continued to stand the test of time. People fit into two categories: Nerd Cool and Jerk Cool. She said that on some level, people fit into either category. The … Read more
It Almost Brings Me to Tears
Thoughts and meditations on different passages of scripture: The Beatitudes I recently started memorizing the Sermon on the Mount and since the Beatitudes are first-up in that section, I’ve been saying them a lot. One morning, while in the shower a thought hit me and almost brought me to tears. Jesus spoke these words. Not … Read more
Melancholy
My 25th birthday stunk. I remember crying on the phone with my best friend hoping that the awful day wasn’t a reflection of the year to come. It was my birthday and I was sitting at home; alone. If you have read my birthday post, you may remember that I alluded to some pain that … Read more
Black Friday
These are the words we were asking the students to not say to their families. On Black Friday, while most of America was out shopping for holiday bargains, Jos, Nigeria was covered in the smoke of hatred. While our team was incredibly safe on the other side of town, we allowed the students to call … Read more
Don’t Mess this Up: A Clarification
Please don’t assume that my lack of excitement for Nigeria translates into a desire to stay state-side. I think a lot of people who know me well, know that this trip is a big deal for me and are a wee-bit confused on why I’m not oozing with hyper-excitement. I think some people are expecting … Read more
I’m Sorry Tim
Tim, after months of putting the purchase off and then waiting to finish another book, I have finally read your book. I loved it. Thank you for writing it. I’m terribly sorry it took me this long. For the rest of you, I’ve just finished reading The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, by Tim Challies. If … Read more
Christians vs. Centurions
I help with a weekly outreach to girls on Monday nights. On most nights, we start out with a rad activity then finish the night with our Bible study. This year we’re looking into the Word and discovering what type of heart pleases God. Most of it, I believe, will be a character study on … Read more
A Vision
This is an excerpt from Amy Carmichael’s book, Things as They are: The tom-toms thumped straight on all night and the darkness shuddered round me like a living, feeling thing. I could not go to sleep, so I lay awake and looked; and I saw, as it seemed, this: That I stood on a grassy … Read more
