98 Hopes I Lived in 2020

In 2014, I started listing things I wanted to experience in my life. I feared they would never happen, to the point that I wasn't sure my life was something I wanted. So instead of framing it as a bucket list, I decided it would be my "list of things to look forward to." I…

On Refugees: A Poem & A Few Ways to Help

I could have been you. I could have entered the world at war, Could have seen horrors that echo, Could have known nothing but danger and the desperation for escape. But, somehow, I'm me. I'm not where you are, Don't understand suffering the way you do, Don't know what it's like to be hated in…

A Prayer Against The Spirit of Fear

Father, the spirit of fear is filling so many. You have not given it to us, it is not from you. You have given us power. I pray that we use this power, that we reflect you-- who you are, how you love, the heart you have for your children. We are family, Lord. Your…

“They’re Not a Christian Because _____”

"That person says they're a Christian, but it doesn't seem like it, because they--" Wait. Can we talk for a second? What makes someone a Christian? We could have different perspectives on this, but I think most would agree that a Christian is someone who seeks to know and love God, and accepts His grace through Jesus.…

At The Table

I was making the same terrible choice over and over, breaking my own heart more with each blow. I was tugged in two directions and continuously chose the wrong one. It was my choice. And when it hit me... when I realized how broken I was... I cried in my hands, and cried to a…

Life-Moving Messages {Part Three}

Over the course of the year, I've heard a few sets of messages that moved me deep in my core and spurred large-scale change in my heart and life. All were shared at my school, during the two-day conferences we had each semester. We would cancel all classes for those two days to invest in our spiritual growth, and it helped…

Life-Moving Messages {Part One}

Over the course of the year, I've heard a few sets of messages that moved me deep in my core and spurred large-scale change in my heart and life. All were shared at my school, during the two-day conferences we had each semester. We would cancel all classes for those two days to invest in our spiritual growth, and it helped…