“You can come in here whenever you’d like,” Will told me as he led me through the lobby. “Anytime?!" I wanted to make sure I understood his meaning so I wouldn't cause an awkward moment at 3am: Me, relaxing on the couch, casually reading in my pajamas. “Oh, yeah! Come in here, turn the lights… Continue reading Refreshed Among the Monks
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Like Jesus
“Oh! Excuse me!” I was walking into the restroom in the church lobby when I barely avoided colliding into a woman on her way out. I laughed quietly about the near-miss as I entered one of the unoccupied stalls. Always one to startle easily, I felt bad for the woman in whose face I shrieked.… Continue reading Like Jesus
cleansing Judas
The evening sun was low in the sky as the men finished their meal, dipping bread into the oil after breaking it. They sat in a spacious room upstairs, set in the middle of the city, and after a long day, they could finally rest here together. A cool breeze blew in from the back… Continue reading cleansing Judas
greater things
It has been a whole month since I've written here. I keep thinking, I've got to get my thoughts organized enough to write a new entry. Because the thoughts are there, but my mind has been a jumble! This is mostly because I am preparing to go on my first mission trip to Cambodia in one week,… Continue reading greater things
because you are young
I live in California, I'm in my early twenties and a college student. And no matter what anybody says about the number of Christians in this or that area, a lot of the time it feels like I'm the only person who follows Christ within a twenty-mile radius. I know it's not true, and God bless the Christians… Continue reading because you are young
My Heart's Overflow 