I think we live our whole lives in the Saturday of Holy Week. This day between crucifixion and resurrection is perhaps the best picture of life on this earth. I’m not the first to call this out, but every year I find this a helpful reminder that this day of silence, this day of grief… Continue reading Living in Saturday
“Hosanna!” is the cry of Palm Sunday. It’s a cry of adoration and at the same time desperation. It’s a cry our hearts knows in certain seasons. It’s this weird combination of praise while simultaneously begging, “save us!” There is blessing declared by the crowd the lined the roads waving palms and laying down cloaks.… Continue reading Hosanna! Save!
I showed up to a 7am meeting earlier this week and a few of my students and a teammate showed up with flowers and a card for me. These students are part of my residence hall staff that I interact with at least a few times a week. The card was filled with messages of… Continue reading Abundant Life in Community
For those of you that have purchased a copy of my new Abundant Life Bible Study, it is my hope that you will find some friends and do this study together. A key element of Abundant Life is living in community. This is a great way to learn and grow together. If for some reason… Continue reading Abundant Life Online Bible Study
A little over a year ago a series of events set me on a journey to explore what Jesus meant in John 10:10 when He said that He came to bring us "abundant life." The first part of the verse talks about how Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I was witnessing that destruction… Continue reading Abundant Life Bible Study – Now Available!
While much of my social media this week has shown excitement building around the launch of a Bible Study about life I have coming out on Monday, that reality sits alongside many tears at the reality of death. Not only did this week mark an anniversary of a loss, a dear friend of mine has… Continue reading Abundant Life in the Face of Death
I wake up and I know I need this week to be different. In these days of global pandemic, of soul searching, of anxious uncertainty, I know need this week, this Holy Week, to be one where I lean in and linger long and listen well. I hit play before my feet hit the floor… Continue reading “Save, now!” – A Palm Sunday Reflection
Reading in the book of Lamentations this week has me thinking about what it even means to "lament". As a noun, the first definition that comes up in a google search is: "a passionate expression of grief or sorrow." I've been pondering throughout this week what is worth lamenting over in our own world. Instantly, that… Continue reading Things Worth Lamenting in 2018
Trust. This is the word that rises to the surface as I read through Job. It takes trust to fall to your knees in grief and worship there after receiving the news of the death of your children. It takes trust to get up and move forward each day after that. It takes trust to… Continue reading Reflections on Job: Yet I will trust Him
"HE IS RISEN! ALLELUIA!" These words echoed through the halls of churches all across the world this past Sunday. However, when I look around our world, we still see so much hurting, pain, and even death. I saw it in the eyes of a friend, in words across Facebook, in stories of suffering splattered all… Continue reading Reflections on Ezra and Nehemiah
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