Jesus.  is awesome. He is so real and so good that i’m almost at a loss for words.  but at the same time, i know i need to write.  so here goes nothin. over the past few months at home,…

if i’ve learned anything over the past couple of years, it’s how important dads are; how much our earthly dads shape us and determine the way we see ourselves, and how perfect our heavenly dad is when everyone else falls short.…

I came across this video yesterday on my computer and it couldn’t have been better timing. I put it together in about 20 minutes on my last flight home from Africa last year, and now, as I’m sitting here wondering…

“Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head…Follow me…” [Luke 9:58-59] I could honestly end this post right there. That is what The Lord has been…

this past week, i took a 3 day roadtrip to one of my friends’ universities. before i left, i asked my mom if i could have a little bit of money for food for the trip. i was expecting a $10 bill.…

this morning i went to a church and the sermon really cheesed me off.  you know why? you know what it was all about?  it was an hour and a half of the pastor preaching to the congregation about how…

ever since i can remember, i have trained myself to run from responsibility. anything, anywhere, anyone that could possibly push me into any type of a grown up position, i wouldn’t go within a 100 mile radius of. and here’s why:…

this was NOT my plan. i just spent 9 months overseas with AIM. then 2 months at children's home in miami. i have been home less than 3 weeks out of the past year. my plan, now, for this fall, was…

around 5pm today, i got home. home: saint louis, missouri. the place where i was born raised. the place where my family lives. where my parents work and my brothers play little league. where i went to school and where i haven't been…