Rejection hurts. I know this from painful firsthand experience. It hurts our pride, it hurts our self-esteem, and often it hurts our chances of trying again because we get too scared and scarred by our memories. I’m not going to…
I haven’t had to turn down that many guys in my 33 years of life (and none were asking until I was a few years into my 20s, either!), but on occasion I will decline someone’s advances, and I have…
Happy Valentine’s Day! A whole bunch of singles are rolling their eyes as I say that, I know. I get it. Especially on days like today, singleness can be difficult. Sometimes people assume that since I seem so content as…
A few months back, in the span of one week, two kids I used to babysit got engaged, my younger cousin had a baby, and another young friend got married. For the past couple of years, almost every bridal and…
At the beginning of October, I found out that all Second Year students have to preach a sermon. Nooooooo!! I wanted to drop out then and there. Why had nobody told me?! I wished I had known in advance. I…
This isn’t what I planned on posting this week, but it’s a message I haven’t been able to get out of my head, and I think it will encourage the church body in this season – what I see as…
Trust is one of my words for 2022. I’ve asked God for a specific word for each year for several years now, and every year he’s given me one – sometimes well in advance, sometimes at the very last minute….
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Today I wanted to share a miracle my family experienced in 2020 that turned out to be one of the best gifts we could’ve been given that year. A year ago on Christmas Eve,…
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