Dear good girl, I’ve been you. I am you. At college, I am the token Christian, and as such I feel pressured to make my life seem peachy keen at all times because God’s got this. At home, I am the oldest sister, held up as an example. At work, I am the youngest employee, …
A few weeks ago, 1600 bright-eyed freshmen moved into the halls of Harvard Yard. Minivans full of dorm necessities pulled through the narrow, cobbled sidewalks; upperclassmen wearing matching shirts greeted families and helped haul boxes up freshly cleaned entryways. While I wasn’t on campus for freshman move-in, seeing photos was enough to throw me back …
Comfortably Uncomfortable…sounds like an oxymoron, right? That’s what I thought when I first heard the phrase, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized I wanted comfortably uncomfortable to be my constant state of life. Confused? Let me break it down for you. After my first week of classes, convocations, navigating a …
I am not called to go into the missions field. I don’t mean that I don’t respect missionaries. It’s a tremendous calling, and I believe wholeheartedly that the work of going forth and telling the nations is incredibly important. Nor do I mean that I am not called to evangelism. I want my life to …
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