I’m not going to lie… Lent is one of my favorite seasons of the church year. There’s something about this somewhat “dark,” reflective time that provides a stunningly beautiful contrast to the joy of Easter. I love it. But for some reason this year, I just haven’t been able to get “into” lent. As… Continue reading I Gave up Lent for Lent
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Full Days Don’t Have to be Busy Days
Long days. Packed schedules. Event after event. Normally when we hear things like this, we assume things like “Life is crazy!” or “I’m just so busy.” However, while in Haiti, I was reminded that this doesn’t have to be the case. I was reminded that a full schedule doesn’t have to be a hurried… Continue reading Full Days Don’t Have to be Busy Days
Haiti Pictures!!!
Enjoy! Haiti 2011
Free to Be Me
A couple places lately the idea of making decision following God’s will has come up in discussion. We kind of talked about it a little at Lifegroup last night. Its common conversation among all of us interns as we each are in different situations with calls and interviews and placement (oh my). I’ve had more… Continue reading Free to Be Me
Think Like A Missionary
One of my favorite thing in Haiti this past week was hearing more stories about Haiti. Stories of the peoples' lives, stories of God at work, stories of past trips. As Dan was sharing some stories one night from a previous trip he kept bringing up the phrase, "Think Like a Missionary." I loved this concept and have… Continue reading Think Like A Missionary
An (Un)divided Heart
Wow! What a week! I had an absolutely WONDERFUL time in Haiti with the FT team and plan to tell you all about it here (and hopefully in person) in the days to come. What’s standing out to me most right now is best described in a comment a friend posted on my Facebook wall… Continue reading An (Un)divided Heart
Pictures from Haiti Team 1
Hello! In case you are not on Facebook, Israelson put up some pictures this morning from the work our Team is doing in Haiti this week. Check them out below:
E.G.R. days
You know it’s going to be an E.G.R. Day (extra grace required) when… … you show up at work only to realize that you have white gym socks on with your black dress slacks and shoes. Thankfully, though, we have a gracious God and “HE GIVES US MORE GRACE!” (James 4:6)
Messages in Ash
(This is a repost from a Facebook note I wrote on Ash Wednesday 2009) Messages in Ash The pastor’s thumb makes contact with my forehead 2 strokes Vertical… Horizontal Law… Gospel Condemnation... Salvation Death... Life. Black ash falls from his hand down my face A reminder of the sin in which I drown The… Continue reading Messages in Ash
Demolition gives way To a Beautiful Rebuilding
The basement renovations are well under way at First Trinity. At the end of last week I peeked in down there and was amazed at all that has taken place. Partitions were taken down. The ceiling removed. Construction workers spent an entire day demo-ing 3 steps into the old storage room/soon-to-be prayer chapel. A whole… Continue reading Demolition gives way To a Beautiful Rebuilding
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