Planning Less in the New Year
I am a planner. A big one. Planning makes me feel responsible, prepared, and productive. And yet, as the new year begins, I find myself questioning, not whether planning is good—but whether I plan too much.
We live in a culture that celebrates hurry. Busy is worn like a badge of honor. Calendars are full. Rest is postponed. Stillness is uncomfortable. Silence is awkward. If we are not producing, posting, responding, or achieving, we feel behind.
But Scripture tells a very different story!
When Feeling Fades
How do we, as Christians, cope with constant exposer to great need, depravity, violence, and gore? What happens when we as a society lose feeling?
The Missionary Scent
What scent are you leaving behind when you serve overseas? Is it a pleasant aroma or a prideful stench? May our serving be to others a glimpse of Heaven!
Autumn Bucket List
Here are some meaningful autumn bucket list ideas to make this season count.
How Not To Comfort The Grieving
How do I comfort someone who is grieving? It's a question that never seems quite easy to answer. After all, what if I can't relate? Or what if what I am going through seems worse than what they are?…
A Most Radical Love Story
Jesus love is different. It's radical. It's unconditional. It cannot be earned or bought by good deeds. Or lost because of bad behavior. His love is so... unlike ours.
Though None Go With Me (following God when no one understands)
We are so blessed. I can say that with conviction looking at our beautiful daughter, our thriving marriage, and as I think of all the families we've been privileged to help in Haiti over the years. I love our uncommon life.
Sometimes I struggle, when I am asked to follow God down some lonely path again. To give up the things that I want. To be the misunderstood. To walk through fields of briars. Often, the unique struggles we face make me feel like no one understands.
H is for Hard and Hope
H is for Hard, H is for Hope, H is for Haiti… There is a Haitian Proverb that says, "Espwa fè viv". It means "hope gives life.” And by life, the strength to carry on through whatever hardship or trials we face.
