From class this morning: “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” –Ephesians 6:12 “In the early days, when Christianity exercised a dominant influence over American thinking, men and women conceived…
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Elite mountain bike racer, data science student, former teacher...
Florida Adventures, part one
I flew to Florida late last night for pre-field orientation at New Tribes Mission headquarters in Sanford, Florida. This morning, after finishing breakfast, I had two missions: to take a nice walk along the river, and to buy some postcards to send my siblings. The first was easy. There is a cool river walk right…
Wait, You’re Still Home?
“I thought you were leaving in July. What happened? Why are you still here?” Perhaps some of you are asking exactly that. For those of you who haven’t already heard, my plans to leave for Papua New Guinea were postponed, due to a lack of support and missing visa paperwork. All along, I had asked God…
Am I Wasting My Life?
Today’s article by Desiring God, Jay and Katrina Didn’t Waste Their Lives, really made me reconsider what my short- and long-term goals are for my life. Am I living a life that is wholly captivated with proclaiming the glory and truth of God to people, or am I torn away by the “fun” of this life–the…
Preparing Joseph
Over the last week, I have been re-reading the story of Joseph. Joseph’s story evidences the preparation of God now for events that will not occur until years later. When his brother’s threw him in a pit and sold him into slavery, it was not apparent to Joseph or anyone else that he would become…
Exchanging Fear for Fear
From Kevin DeYoung: Exchanging Fear for Fear Why is the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom? Because the end of folly is the love of the praise of men. Or to say the same thing in a different way: there is no sin so prevalent, so insidious, and so deep as the sin of…
Hope Deferred
Proverbs says that hope deferred makes the heart sick. I’m not sick. That’s exciting. You might remember, back in December, when I first realized that going to Papua New Guinea was a possibility for this summer, that I battled through the idea of whether it was going to Papua New Guinea or following God’s leading…
Warning Signs
Warning lights indicate a deeper problem. Simply placing duct tape over the light does not fix the problem. Removing the light bulb does not fix the problem. Honestly, either of those options are typically far cheaper than addressing the problem itself. My car is a warning light ready to explode. Last spring, a warning light…
Standing on the Promises
I distinctly remember sitting at my piano pounding out the hymn “Standing on the Promises” as tears clouded my vision and emotion throbbed through my fingers onto the keys. I remember trudging up Pike’s Peak, a stubborn determination pushing me forward, a 103 fever dragging me down, and the words of Psalm 121 and Isaiah…
Thy Will Be Done
My mom wisely reminded me this week that the things I plan for are only possible “if the Lord so wills.” Perhaps my attempts to walk in faith have become presumptuous, but it has not been my attempt to exclude God’s sovereign hand from the picture. I fully realize that it is God who wills,…
Ride Fierce Racing 