Extended Surface

Extended Surface

And God said, “Let there be an extended surface in the midst of the waters and let it divide between the waters and the waters” (Genesis 1:6, my combo of versions version). Never have I felt the lives and beliefs of others affect my daily thoughts and feelings more...
That Aroma Pervades Every Story

That Aroma Pervades Every Story

I had this notion, when I thought about writing this article, that I’d remember some specific book that changed me, and really write its praises. But the reality is that books themselves have changed me.  My earliest memory of a book was this red-leather-bound King...
Remember

Remember

“Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you” Ephesians 5:14 (NIV). I’ve heard the question “How is Christ’s death and resurrection affecting your everyday life?” And I wonder, Is it? When I think of the phrase...
Angles of Facing Truth

Angles of Facing Truth

Although I find it hard to do myself, I think that lament is one of the core things that is important for a believer to acknowledge and give space for. Like repentance and confession, lament is a natural response to being in God’s presence, being in God’s...
Goodness and Mercy All of My Life

Goodness and Mercy All of My Life

Transition is not easy. I’d like to think that I’ve mastered it after living abroad for 5 years, spending a year traveling all over internationally, and then a year moving across the United States—in which I moved every 4-7 days, visited more than 100...

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