God comes with power to save us. Each of us can name what it is we long to be saved from. Today, let's imagine ourselves freer. Throughout the day, let's picture new ways of responding to challenging relationships, habitual sins, and other ruts we are in. As we envision our freedom we experience how much our God desires to save us. It is not the ( Read more... )

If i knew that everything was mutual, i wouldn't be so cautious about what was on my mind, in my heart, or what i would want to say. I'm being ever-so careful, doing the best i can in terms of communication (that is to say, mindful how much i contact her and decisive in what i say and how i choose to say it while being real and free at the same ( Read more... )

a mystery; uncertainty; a risk in the taking; her beauty; overwhelms me; within her Jesus is shining; to know her is not to know what would happen, but a falling up into ONE amazing ( Read more... )

Expectations ( Read more... )

One of my biggest challenges is holding things in/holding things back. Having desire, no matter how uncertain i am, is one of the hardest things to hold back ( Read more... )

It's not irony that the one day this week i didn't do morning/daily devos, i had a scary, rushed, aggravating day. Also, I have a struggle that i just can't break. Today was a day not unlike any other, but as i fiddled around with facebook and whatever else in the midst of waking up, i was basically deciding to put off devos ( Read more... )

I have returned to Spring Arbor at what could be the most perfect time in my life to be back. After leaving this place one year ago, thinking i would never be back, my spirituality and aspirations thereof have plummeted while i was home (of all places). Back in March, i began getting to know this family from my hometown and how their roots for ( Read more... )

This was quite an adventure full of everything you'd hope to hear about a hiking / camping trip ( Read more... )

A month ago when i first saw a Sun Chips commercial for their bags to be 100% compostable, i got ecstatic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu5J5HQk6VYRead more... )

Dear reader, your thoughts ( Read more... )