A Letter to my Twenty-Year-Old Self.
I have always loved stories about time-travel. From Back to the Future to Ray Bradbury stories, there’s something about time-travel stories that makes us ask questions. What
I Don’t Have a Patchwork Heart.
I don't have a patchwork heart. Because the constructs of my heart are not dependent on man, or men, or circumstances of my life. The beating of my heart and the strength of its mu
General Council: Why and How to Make it Happen (An Over 40 Perspective)
This post originally appeared on a blog for young ministers in the Assemblies of God. (At General Council 2013 I had a conversation with my dad asking him why he made it a priority
Why I Don’t Post About Politics
When we rant and yell about things we hate, we deepen the divide between Christians and non-Christians and even between ourselves and our brothers and sisters in Christ. I want to
To Women in Ministry
And people will argue with you, confrontationally or passive-aggressively. And it will hurt your feelings. And people will use gender-exclusive language and they will refer to past
On Being a Mentor
This post originally appeared on a blog for young ministers in the Assemblies of God. “Dude, why can’t you live around here,” she said flippantly. “I need a mentor.” She
The Nurse and the Chaplain
Mom’s hospital room was scary and intimidating. Sterile floors and walls, devoid of the warmth she had surrounded us with. Tubes and tape covered her. Machines beeped to remind u