Just a Thought: Reentry and Transitioning Home

Back in 2014 when I went with River Valley Church on Global Project Thailand, I remember being quite surprised by the process of reentry, returning from “field” work to home base. Since I’d been to both Thailand and to Minneapolis before (where I met my team and spent a month in Polar Vortex weather =| […]

Waiting, Weariness, and His Hope

“In Him was life, and His life was the Light of men… the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.… and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” –John 1:4, 9, 14 […]

With Spirit-led Compassion: Reaching Out to the Displaced, the Broken, and the Refugee (Part 1)

Over the past several days and weeks, I feel like our general (U.S.) American consciousness is being more and more awakened. We’ve witnessed recent world events that have really served to spotlight the issues of the years of unrest and injustice in Syria (and, if I may add, other places like it). I just finished […]

Hope at Dawn

Work. This early morning, my thoughts lead me to reflect on those times when our work, our efforts, no matter how well intentioned or focused, dedicated or talent filled, only result in nothing. You know? When you’ve been steadily hard at work but just spinning your wheels? After hours upon hours, months and months of […]

Anticipating His Arrival: Waiting on God

Anticipation. With desire, there comes a point in your life when you’ve been waiting for something so long that you grow increasingly, out and out weary of anticipation. How many times have you found yourself in a situation where you have a desire you really, really want to come into being? To finally receive an outcome […]