Originally published April 24, 2011 While driving through a Central American country, one of the first things I noticed was the dried up vegetation and dustiness of the land. Although we were told that in merely a few weeks the vegetation would be green and lush, it currently looked brown and dormant. It was a […]

Originally published March 6, 2011 I have come to realize that my life, as I know it, is crumbling. There is an earthquake occurring in my life right now and everything is being shaken to its foundation. Not that every building is crashing, but somehow you tend to only notice those that are. Now, I

Originally published February 17, 2011 In looking back on my seemingly short spiritual journey to this point, I realize that most of my seasons of suffering have involved watching family and friends, that I love, suffer while I could do nothing but pray. The worst of these times was right after committing my life to

Originally published February 16, 2011 Why is it so easy to remember and trust that God is in control when life is going well or even in the day to day routine of life? And yet when trauma happens, something that catches me so off guard that I feel stunned, suddenly I start to doubt?