I feel like every semester, God keeps doing something bigger and bigger. This semester he showed me a path that I’d only mildly considered: writing & filmmaking. The doors keep opening up for me to enter into this new space. I have so much to learn. But I’m eager. Although I haven’t gotten published the […]
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Stressful Week is Past
This last week has been a very stressful week for school. But I’m feeling confident going into this coming week. Last week’s stuff is over and gone and now I can let myself start again. It’s not going to be an easy week, but it’s going to be good! I feel good! I feel positive! […]
First Sermon
Today I delivered my first ever sermon. It wasn’t really much. It was short. And my audience was rather small. But that didn’t matter. I enjoyed getting up there and talking through a verse and what it means. As for feedback, I didn’t get much, so I don’t know how it went over with the […]
The Desert
What do you think of when you think, “Desert”? You think sand. Never-ending sand dunes, for miles and miles. You think it’s vast and full of empty nothing-ness. You think cloudless days of blazing sun and cold, black nights. You think no vegetation, no animals. You think nothing exists in the desert. “You think cloudless […]
First Day in Death Valley
Here I am. I made it! The drive took almost a week. We made so many stops. We went to Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Albuquerque Old Town, Petrified Forest National Park and the Grand Canyon in Arizona, The Strip in Las Vegas, and finally Death Valley National Park. Each place was unique and fun in […]
A Christian Ministry
Ministry. My first time involved in ministry. What does this even mean? The word most directly means an agency or entity that is governed by a minister. However in a Christian context the following definition is helpful, “a humble but loving service to the needs of humanity at large” (italics added) (1). For me then in […]
