I admit. I don’t always stop to think about the passage of Scripture I’m reading. It’s easy to just skim past them after hearing them again and again and again for years. But the Word of God is living and active–and it applies specifically to me today in a way it didn’t three years ago. And twenty […]
The One with a reCap of our 2nd NYWC
Now I must process my time at the National Youth Workers’ Convention. (Henceforth referred to as NYWC.) This is a daunting task; one you would only fully understand if you’ve attended this convention. Thirteen hundred youth workers from across the country. Over 300 vendors in the exhibit hall. More brochures, business cards, and handouts then […]
Philippians 2: unity in the Church
First, I apologize for my GEPC negligence. I was sick this week. But also just lazy. Neither are really good excuses. I’ve missed it. Philippians 2 is one of my favorite chapters ever–verses 6-11 in particular. Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped; 7 but […]
On Individual Purposes
Jesus says, “I know you because I formed you. I knit you together in your mother’s womb. Your life has a great purpose. Though you are unable to see what I have in store for you, it is great. My plans are far more astounding than you have ever thought or imagined. The only stipulation […]
On the Beauty of a Woman
Jesus says, “I created you. I had a plan and a purpose for you life even before you were a dream in your parents’ subconscious. You are beautiful. You are wonderfully made. I knit you together, stitch by stitch, placing every limb, every bone, every organ, exactly where I wanted them. I make no mistakes. […]
The One with the Lifelong Piano Student
Since I finally started teaching piano lessons again this fall, I have been reminiscing about my own history of piano. Maybe this is in an effort to recall lessons I learned for the sake of keeping ahead of my students. Or maybe it’s just because this grand and glorious instrument has always had a place in my […]
On the Foresight of Jesus
As I opened my favorite devotional (Jesus Calling) today, I read these words that went straight to my heart: “Be willing to follow wherever I lead. Follow Me wholeheartedly, with glad anticipation quickening your pace. Though you don’t know what lies ahead, I know; and that is enough! Some of My richest blessings are just […]