When Love is Real

My prayer this past month has been centered on love.  So this blog post is all about love. I do not plan to hit on the super romantic, mushy stuff that we think love is though; I want to talk about how love is tough. Love is not always easy, and if it is then […]

For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls

“You must learn to be a bride before you can become a bridegroom.” These are the words Jesus spoke to me in prayer not even a week ago. When I first heard Him say this to me, I thought, you want me to be a what? But after some thought, I realized He was right.

Serving Up Some Love

This past week was very stressful for a good friend of mine, who we’ll call Bob. Bob became homeless, despite working tirelessly day and night.  Unfortunately for Bob, he spent almost half of his life in prison, which means that few people want to hire him, and few people want him living in their apartment complexes.

Trust Issues

We all know the story: boy meets girl, they fall in love, but girl is too scared to give her heart away. I’m not just talking about any ordinary couple though; I’m talking about the Creator of the universe and us.

Love or Ego

I want you to take a second and ask yourself: Are my actions of love inspired by Christ? Sometimes we are motivated to do actions of love and sacrifice because we want others to perceive us as someone who is selfless and sacrificial. Sometimes our actions, even ones seen as good, can come from a selfish […]

For A People So Small

A couple of weeks ago, NASA released the largest photo ever taken. The picture is of the Andromeda galaxy, which is the closest galaxy to ours. There are so many obvious reasons why this is super cool: the 1.5 billion pixel image shows over 100 million stars and travels more than 40,000 light years. One […]

Embracing the Underdog

Quick, think about your favorite movie. Think. Think. Got it? Let me guess, the protagonist is an underdog seeking redemption of some sort. After looking at the top 250 movies of all times listed by IMDB, a common theme presents itself: we like to root for the underdog. We have an affinity for the underdog […]