So I’m cutting my hair on Sunday–no big deal, right? I’ve been cutting my hair for the past eleven years (one mirror, one trimmer and nerves of steel) to varying degrees of success. Well… my standard of success means that after my haircut, I should a) still be recognizable as me and b) not elicit [...]
I was out today on a long run (I’m picking up training for the SF Half Marathon in late July). But it was hot… the thermostat was reading 90 degrees at 10 in the morning.
It was a really bad idea.
But I think I finally realized what Psalm 63 means:
God, you are my God; earnestly I [...]
I think Grace is jackhammering into my creaky l’il religious heart right now. A simple word from Romans is tearing me apart like it hasn’t before.
8 “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9 because,
if you confess with your mouth that Jesus [...]
The transition back home hasn’t been easy. It’s been hard to get used to the hustle-and-bustle of life here after coming back from such a pivotal life experience.
I don’t want to forget Africa. I can’t. I need to remember, I need to remember the simplicity of living. The endless skies. Friends to chill with when [...]
I have never felt so small, standing under the African sky. I wish you could be here to see it; sprawling diamonds falling out of the Milky Way, meteors arcing overhead over staccato lightning beats. Bolts. This moment feels like a memory, déjà vu reversed again. Tomorrow, I will wake early and have coffee. Tonight, [...]
In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
I’m continuing an entry detailing new (and always-humbling) insights into myself, life, God, and affection as Sarah and I continue our dating relationship.
On friendship and figuring each other out
What Sarah’s helping me realize is that any romantic relationship must be, at its foundation, a great friendship. At the beginning we both assumed we were fantastic friends, [...]
I oftentimes talk about how maturity is a hard process. These past few months have been times of self-discovery. A peek into the rough-and-tumble, totally awkward journey of self-awareness…
I have an EQ of a doorknob. I used to think I was pretty sensitive and in touch with how I felt–how mistaken I was. A few [...]
Bowen asked me a good question on my last post–”Any reason why IJM in particular?”
I answered to the effect that 1) it was the first organization that my friends had mentioned to me regarding human trafficking and 2) I have an older friend who worked there a couple of years ago.
I want to follow that [...]