ephesians 6.10-18 (the voice) “Finally, brothers and sisters, draw your strength and might from God. Put on the full armor of God to protect yourselves from the devil and his evil schemes. We’re not waging war against enemies of flesh and blood alone. No, this fight is against tyrants, against authorities, against supernatural powers and demon princes that slither in the darkness of […]
blessed
We are all easily offended people. We huff & puff, angry or frustrated at the tiniest of things: the spilt coffee, the unanswered text, the cut-off on the way to work. People fall short of our expectations, and we are disappointed. We doubt if we mean enough to them. We do the same thing with God, imposing […]
small steps & simple knowledge
Two years ago, around this time, I wrote a blog post entitled All I Know. It had a lot of sentences that began with “I don’t know”, and then it had three things that I felt like I did know for sure at the time: that I would go back to India, that His word […]
an unexpected summer.
I just checked off another “to-do” from the stacks of post-it notes in my planner, stuck to this week’s page. I crinkled it up, feeling accomplished. Even with something so very small: uploading the summer’s pictures onto Facebook. Sure, not everyone wants to be updated on my not-so-fast-paced life, replete with recipes and selfies (“us-ies”, really…I […]
on leaving well
Arriving and leaving are two extremely essential points to a journey full of different seasons, places, and communities that we find ourselves called to. College was a vital season for me, and I ended up at a school I had never heard of a year earlier. I had to get there, and it was through […]
hope vs. suffering
This morning, Romans 8 continues to work its way into my bones, a chapter full of hope, but only because of the chapters that surround it. Especially the previous chapter, with its vulnerability and honesty (see previous post). The words of chapter 8 keep freedom front and center, with hope surrounding it as we realize […]