Thanksgiving in Phoenix couldn’t have been any better. Beautiful weather. Cool mornings. Sunny afternoons. Quiet, peaceful days. Lots of sports. Fellowship. Food. A little homework. More food. Catching up with our beloved family and friends. Cooking. And most importantly, an…
When Dad abruptly walked into my room this evening like this, I wasn’t sure what to think. All I could say was, “Well, they certainly aren’t going to let you fly to Arizona on Sunday if you don’t take those…
Psalm 74: 15-17 “The day is yours, and yours also the night; You established the sun and the moon… …It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; You made both summer and winter.” Psalm 104:24, 27-28 “How…
Today i met up with a girlfriend from “Intercultural Communication” class to study before our 2pm midterm. another classmate, whom I recognized but did not know well, was also there when I arrived. Let’s just call him “Joe.” Joe and…
this past weekend, we surprised Nora and Travis in colonial Williamsburg. there is nothing better than spending a crisp, 75 degree Fall day with my sister… after a short walk around town at dusk with the Shank family, and multiple…
eternity. eternity is forever, irreversible, purposeful, and never-ending. because of Christ’s substitutionary death on the Cross in our place, we can actually face a certain type of eternity. eternal wrath, outside of God’s presence, or ‘eternal pleasures at His right hand forevermore.’ yet, what…
Dad took us to Starbucks yesterday after church.  While we were waiting for our drinks, he discovered a new coffee for sale: an African blend called Rift Valley! This just so happens to be the same exact area I will…
Today, October 3, marks the 3 month countdown until I leave for Africa…until our team leaves for Uganda. That word–team–has become more real to me in preparation for this trip. I am not going to Africa simply to experience a…
end of day reflections “Waiting on God isn’t about the suspension of meaning and purpose. It’s part of the meaning and purpose that God has brought into my life. Waiting on God isn’t to be viewed as an obstruction in…
yesterday evening, i decided to be studious alongside my brother, Brett, who quietly sat next to me doing his Calculus. My choice of reading was my “Intercultural Communication” book. I skimmed Chapters 6-7, the first being on language and culture,…
