“I want the evangelical church to be the church. I want it to embody a vibrant spirituality. I want the church to be an alternative to post-modern culture, not a mere echo of it. I want a church that is bold to be different and unafraid to be faithful,…a church that reflects an integral and…
Creation: A Love Song
“Creation was…a love song from the Creator to mankind. In a thousand fields of study, God had coded the music of His creation. One hears the music of God testifying to the beauty of God not only through musical notes, but through genes, and chemicals, and all the mysterious workings of nature.”–Strachan and Sweeney, Jonathan…
Don’t Be Robbed
“Don’t let the world steal your soul. Being a Christian is about choosing Jesus and deciding to do something incredibly daring with your life.” – Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical This quote was sent to me in a letter from a dear friend, accountability partner, and counselor at a Christian summer camp….
Two Words
“There are two little words in our language that I always want you to remember: try and trust. You do not know what you can do until you try, and if you trust God through your trials, mountains of imaginary difficult will vanish as you approach them, and doors will open up that you could…
Hey Me, Listen Up!
Though I have long had Psalm 42:5 underlined in my Bible, where David commands his weary soul to hope in God, it has been awhile since I have taken his example to heart. I was reminded yesterday of Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones’ message on preaching to your soul when Pastor Lederman spoke on 1 Samuel…
Adventures
Adventures. My life is full of them. From battling through a spiritual roller coaster over the last month and finally finding myself letting go to fall into the arms of Christ, to the blonde moments of tipping the moped over on myself in my own driveway, things happen to me. I’ve never been one to…
Run in God’s Name
The Lord has been incredibly good to me this week (though isn’t He every week?). Though I have been convicted of my misplaced priorities and values of late, by the grace of God, I have not felt guilty. Perhaps I should clarify that: the difference between conviction and guilt seen as the first being an…
The Love of God
“God saw Abraham’s sacrifice and said, ‘Now I know that you love me, because you did not withhold your only son from me’ [Gen. 22:12]. But how much more can we look at his sacrifice on the Cross, and say to God, ‘Now, we know that you love us. For you did not withhold your son, your only…
Undefiled Religion
“If anyone thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” (James 1:26-27) My tongue is an…
What I Want
I want a lot of things. I want to have the perfect bump-set-spike. I want a fast car. I want beautiful weather even in Indiana. I want to love God, love people, and love life. But I think perhaps that my loving of life has recently been getting in the way of the first: loving…
Ride Fierce Racing 