stretching our hearts to win theirs
Picture this: You're standing in the remains of an ancient ball-court arena. It's made out of stone and bigger than a football field. It's hot, there are mosquitos, and the locals have made clay jaguar-calls, so the sounds of big cats erupt from different corners around you. Standing in a World Heritage site like Chichén …
I have a friend who used to tell me that he dreamt of tracking sex traffickers and busting through doors to carry out the girls and boys that were enslaved into a more freeing life. I have another friend who feels called to assist the homeless in more extravagant ways by building homes for them, …
This year will be my first year to experience the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I'm VERY excited....only taken me almost eight years to buy a ticket, but better late than never, right?? Here me out: the carnival atmosphere has a few similarities to the church atmosphere. There's always a service being provided, there are …
In my opinion, words are some of the most fascinating things that humans have ever invented. There are over 370,000 words in Mandarin Chinese, over 172,000 words in the English language, and over 171,000 words in Hindustani (which just happen to be the top three spoken languages in the world, respectively). When you were younger, …
2019 was a year of revelations for me, of heaviness and light-ness (today, that's a word). My word that I used as a lens to learn through for the year was "again". Again... I learned that my edges are still too rough. Again... I was encouraged to find that I am still passionate about loving …
Have you heard the phrase, "She's a good gift-giver," before? It's kind of a funny way to say, "She pays attention to what people like and need." I think that simply translates into: She's a good gift-sharer. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's …
Do you ever get in a deep loop when you find something interesting? I once went down a wormhole through Buddhist culture to learn that what we call a "swastika" was actually a Buddist symbol that represented infinite mercy or intellect and strength. It was Adolf Hitler that forever warped our understanding of that emblem. …
