I’ve spent a lot of my life dichotomizing the concepts of grace and truth. It gets really tiring, always having to pick between the two. I used to think that some situations call for more grace, and others more truth. However, this quickly begs the question, which ones call for which? When people are blatantly … More A Working Definition of Love
I think too often we as humans are fickle with our identities. We so easily take to heart how others label us, how our successes define us, how our failures ruin us, and we forget that we already possess an immovable foundation, an unchangeable identity in God. We clothe ourselves in a worldly perspective, when … More Searching for Identity
I was turning into my neighborhood the other day when I caught a glimpse of the newly built houses sitting on the corner of the street. I was immediately saddened, my mind left drifting to the times of my childhood when those lots were empty fields of grass where children could run and play. Frowning, … More Returning to Your First Love
I have recently been studying the books of the Old Testament in great depth for one of my classes at ORU. While this seemed to be daunting at first, I have grown to really enjoy learning more about God through different depictions of His character. One thing my professor repeatedly mentions in class is that … More Come Freely to the God of Mercy
So take courage, my heart Stay steadfast, my soul He’s in the waiting Hold onto your hope As your triumph unfolds He’s never failing I’ve sung these beautiful words by Bethel Music over and over again throughout the past few months, but only recently did they really sink into my heart. So I thought I … More To the One Who Is Waiting
I was recently cleaning out my room to prepare for my return to college when I stumbled across some of my old journals. My desk drawers at home are overflowing with pages and pages of recorded memories from every age, prayers that have been answered and reaffirmed, and big dreams for my future. I smiled … More For the Heart That Is Numb
I was watching a romance movie with my mom the other night, and the closing scene went a little something like this: Man and woman, who have just spent the entire movie going on adventures and falling in love, are at a train station about to part ways. They share one final embrace and the … More When the End Isn’t in Sight
I was driving home from work a few days ago in the middle of rush hour traffic when a car pulled up beside me and proceeded to cut right in front of my car. I watched as five other cars came and did the same farther up the row. I was so irritated that people … More Living a Life That’s All In
“The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an … More To the Soul That Is Overwhelmed
Casting Anchors 