A Love Letter to Singles on Valentine’s Day
Dear Single friend, If no one has told you this today, you need to hear it: You are loved. On Valentine’s Day and…
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Long, Boring, Difficult: Three Reasons to Read the Whole Bible
I was a child, getting ready for church, when my dad asked me if I had read the whole Bible yet. “The whole…
You Do Not Have More Time
It’s April 2020. The United States and the world are in the midst of a pandemic that has changed the way people live…
A Prayer in the Desert
Winter where I live is a sort of desert. At the start, everyone is talking about koselig and Christmas, but by February or March we…
Following Jesus and 930 others
Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” Mark 1:17 At the height of…
Lessons From a Woman Who Suffered
There is a page and a half in one of my favorite books where I underlined nothing and took no notes, not for…
The Most Important Words We’ll Ever Read
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of…
Ecuador: Summer Mission Q&A Panel
From May 17–June 25, 2018 , I went on an international mission trip with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ). I lived in Quito, Ecuador…
Four College Lessons from Four College Years
Four years ago I moved into my first college dorm room. If I could go back to that moment and give myself four…
Ecuador: Greeting the Mission Field with a Kiss
This summer, I am on an international mission trip with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ). I am living in Quito, Ecuador May 17–June 25,…
Ecuador, Here I Come!
This summer, I have been accepted on an international mission trip with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ). I will be going to Quito,…
Re-VIEWing the Year
Feel like 2017 was hard? Ever had a year where you just can’t win? If so, this one is for you. Whatever happens,…
Give Thanks
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 Starting with the oldest family members in…
See? You Don’t Have to Retreat.
Real Life, my campus ministry, held their Fall Retreat at Center Lake Bible Camp in Tustin, Michigan on October 20–22, 2017. So humble…