You Are Making Me New…

“Beautiful Things” by Gungor I’ve sung this song several times at a few different churches before even knowing who wrote it. Of course – Gungor. It might be a simple song, but it’s a profound one, one that resonates with me in my current season in a way that seems like it’s the theme for […]

Surrendering to Hope: A Visit to the Karen

How do you tell a story? A story that’s probably already been told by dozens, hundreds, maybe even thousands? One that largely remains hidden from most? With just one voice and a few photographs? This is my attempt to tell a story. Really, it is a compilation of stories likely told and shown before, but […]

He is Home

I was rereading a journal of mine when this quote stood out to me. It’s still just as true today: “Having the reality of God’s presence is not dependent on our being in a particular circumstance or place, but is only dependent on our determination to keep the Lord before us continually.” -Oswald Chambers, My […]

“Keep Our Eyes Wide Open”

Yesterday, I got a copy of Jars of Clay’s album, The Shelter, and ever since it hit my CD changer, I’ve continued to play it nonstop. I’ve probably listened to it 5 times through already. Helps that I have a long commute. 😉 Anyway, there’s one song in particular that struck me from the first […]

The God of All Comfort

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as […]