Loneliness is consistently listed as one of the top fears in the world. Such a fear has roots in reality. Being alone leaves you vulnerable, isolated, and stagnant. Ironically, the path to faith often requires one go it alone…or at…
While many fear leaving home for places with things like malaria and typhoid, one of the most debilitating infections may be in the backyard. With an estimated 476,000 people potentially diagnosed a year in the US alone,1 Lyme disease, when…
Stepping into the unknown is more than an exercise in novelty. It is to become foreign to those all around you while everything around you becomes foreign to you. It is being the unappointed ambassador to answer 52 questions about…
Most everyone wants a place to belong, a place they can call home, where everyone “knows their name”. But more importantly, there is no greater human need than to know and pursue our creator. However, for some, such a pursuit…
Stories are the things life is made of. Tying together moments and elements that go unnoticed in the day to day, stories teach us to understand ourselves, identify what we value, and capture the wisdom of the past to guide…
There is no such thing as a leap of faith. More than a mere moment, faith is a conscious, on-going commitment, to embark on a treacherous journey into the unknown guided by trust in a known God. Often, this means…
The unknown can’t be prepared for, yet true adventure demands we face it anyway. In that facing, we discover our greatest peril is often our own limitations, our ignorance, our weaknesses as they are revealed to us. But when we…
Confidence – everyone talks about it, or lack thereof; however, confidence is not some nebulous concept that one can simply will into existence. True confidence is built overtime by a combination of knowledge, and, more importantly, experience. Not just any…
Faith is not a one-sided pursuit. While we are often called to strike out alone, faith is not a solitary endeavor. Often, it is easy to get occupied in the struggles of overcoming fear, embarrassment, or one’s own shortcomings and…