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Carrying Resilient, Anchored Hope
These days I’ve been thinking about hope. Considering our current reality as a country and world, I feel like it’s pretty obvious why. We are a people driven by fear and shame and power. We elbow our way into rooms and conversations, seeming to be unafraid of who or...
Breathing the Beauty of Emmanuel—God with us
This time of year is probably my favorite. Of course I’m a sucker for summer—those endless warm days, fresh fruit, sun tans and swimsuits, the joy of being outside. But these days are wonderful in their own special way. Last week I went downtown Chicago with a dear...
Eyes up
The seasons are changing here in Chicago. The trees are nearly bare—the ground covered in browning leaves. Last week, the sun warmed our city to nearly 75 degrees, and the next day, gusts brought in a cold front. Today on my run, the wind chill dipped to 19 degrees,...
The Beauty of Walking with a Limp
I took inspiration for this blog post from Albert Tate’s message at the Global Leadership Summit 2020 about walking with a limp. You can find notes from his session here. Our world is engaged in a lot of tough conversations. We stumble through highly...
Teach me about…
I must have started a dozen blog posts before this one took shape. It felt fuzzy at first—at least the words did. But the idea and emotions behind it made my heart beat a little faster and my spirit shout, “Yes! That!” The other posts weren’t bad. Someday they...
On Suffering With
Compassion My heart beats a little faster, and a fire swells in my bones when I hear this word. In these 10 letters, I feel like I can finally describe the voice that keeps me up at night. This has been a season of explosion—a burst of color and sights and...
A Different Kind of Worship
I sat down to write hours ago. My fingers brushed against the keys, pressing a few to form feeble words and broken sentences. And thenCommand-ADeleteStart over Outside my bay windows, a storm is charging through Chicago. The wind tears through the trees and...
Worship before victory
Disruptive—that’s how I would describe these weeks. As the coronavirus claims more lives and plans than we expected, we wonder when all of this will be over. There are places we need to go, things we need to do. This strange season is a welcomed sabbath for...
Choosing Joy Instead of what was Supposed to be
I’ve managed to do almost everything else but write this blog post today. I pushed and pulled furniture around my room in the name of inspiration and creativity. I shoved my desk against a wall by the window, but it turns out, my new view is of the garage roof. Not...
We are Kingdom Builders
Can I be honest? I don’t love the title “missionary.” It’s a word that holds so much history and weight and prejudgement. I feel unqualified for it—like I don’t deserve it. Plus, everyone has their own idea of what a missionary is, and I’m not sure I meet their...
