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This is No Man’s Land
There is this space between Thailand and Burma. It's no more than a half a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide. It runs right up to the river separating the two countries. This space of land belongs to no one. Thailand doesn't want it. Burma doesn't want it. This...
On Moving Halfway Across the World
We all have words or quotes or verses that shake us and stir something so deep within us. I still remember reading one that would shape the way I saw people and the way I saw the work God was doing in the lives of those around me--both strangers and friends. "There is...
On Eucharist
“This is my body, which is given for you. This is my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” For thousands of years, the Church, the Body of Christ has come to the table with Jesus. They have broken bread and drank wine, all...
Because of the Life I Saw You Live
Dear Grandpa, I don't think I understood "goodbye" until September 2016. Truly and honestly, nothing is ever really goodbye until the final breath is taken. And I don't think I understood what saying "goodbye" to a family member would really feel like. But I've been...
Living What You Love
“Part of growing up is declaring what you love.” This isn’t the first time this blog has seen these words, this simple and holy phrase. But in case you missed it the last thousand times I’ve copied these words, I stole them from Shauna Niequist’s book, Bread and Wine....
No More Noise
It has become somewhat of a personal charge for me. No more noise. The transition out of college has been tough. It's included family, spiritual, and personal struggles, essentially all the things life includes plus this strange thing of walking through life without...
Teach Me To Depend
It's been a week of parking tickets, thumbtacks dropped in coffee, nearly lost Word documents. Of meetings, greetings, and collapsing into bed at the end of the day. Of tasty meals, laughter during awkward moments, and community. Of training at part-time jobs, of...
The Misunderstood Will of God
If one more person asks me what I'm doing after graduation, I might bust. The question is breaking me bit by bit because guess what? I have no idea. Have I prayed about it? You better believe it. Have I sought "God's will?" Sure. Whatever that really means. Where do I...
A Step Farther
Today I ran on a stretch of road I haven't run on since training for the marathon. During that race, I injured my knee pretty bad, and I'm just now running more than four miles. In running, athletes talk about muscle memory. It's that thing where even if you've quit...
Let’s Celebrate
Last Thursday I helped throw a party. A group of us went to a house off campus, gathered around a table, ate food together, told stories. And we laughed a lot. We laughed almost as much as we breathed because we were together, and we were celebrating. This is a group...