Two weeks ago, my grandmother passed away. She was an incredible woman and one of the greatest people I’ve ever known. So was my grandfather. And if you ever cared to hear about some of the stories that make me
Memorializing Our Spiritual Giants
Choosing Life Over Delicacies
If I were a betting man, I would wager that no one reading this blog has ever tried casu marzu. This Sardinian delicacy is a cheese that contains live maggots. However, these are not your average creepy crawlers. They are
Refreshing Wind or Catatumbo Lightning?
I was recently doing some reading on the phenomenon called the Catatumbo lightning, a rare occurrence that takes place in Venezuela where the Catatumbo River empties into Lake Maracaibo. In my research, I found myself fascinated by what would seem to
God’s Power Behind The Confessions of Adam
Isn’t it funny that most children are born with the desire to create? Most children’s curriculums for Sunday schools provide coloring sheets to take home. When we are at home with nothing exciting to do, we know that Collin and
Unreasonable Cats and the Mission of God
I grew up with cats. They are such strange creatures. I remember on many occasions watching them and wanting to know what was going through their strange little brains. Every one of those times, I walked away shrugging my shoulders, determining that they
For My Very Difficult Days
This morning, I woke up as I do somewhat often, with a heaping sense of self-consciousness and a burden that gnaws at my mind, even as I attempt to drown it out with my podcasts. This struggle, my unrelenting friend
Called to Be Damascus Steel
I’m allowed to be transparent, right? Or maybe I tend to be too transparent – I don’t know. But what I do know is that, for me, transparency – real, genuine, authentic humanity in the people around me is what
The Miracle of Christian Community
Have you ever seen something in nature that stops you in your tracks and has you questioning what exactly it is that you’re seeing? Whenever I get out into nature, I find circumstances that have me wondering everything from, ‘when
The Reality of Systemic Issues
Today, I’m feeling a huge weight from so much in the news about our massive problems in the world – problems that seem to be much larger than the sum of their parts. With recent shootings in the news, the
My Own Cautionary Tale
God has recently confronted me with a very difficult truth. It has begun to shift the way I understand Him, myself, and how I interact with both Him and others. It has given me a great deal of freedom that