This morning I received the devastating news that a good friend of mine lost his three-year-old son last night. There was no accident, no negligence, no one to blame: his son went to sleep and did not wake up the...

Since I was a child, I’ve always been a person of prayer. I was fortunate to have a really peculiar childhood which I often refer to as my Garden of Eden; because I really believed that I walked with God...

2 Peter 3:13 – “But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.” Shutting Down For as long as I can remember, I’ve hated change. It’s just...

Fear. I have a lot of it. I’m afraid that I won’t get into grad school. I’m afraid I won’t find a job for the summer. I’m afraid I’ll be lonely when my friends graduate and leave Austin and I...

Obsessive Studying Spiritual rest is something that I’m really bad at. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with to do lists and getting things done and being productive. I’m sort of a freak when it comes...

A Question of Identity I’m not sure girls ever outgrow body image issues. I know I certainly haven’t yet. If you’ve ever been a girl, you’re probably familiar with feeling like there’s something wrong with your physical appearance. You’re too...

Who is a prophet? Is it someone who wanders in the wilderness and eats locusts? Is it someone who parts an ocean or sees visions of heaven? Sometimes. At the core, a prophet is someone who sees another reality –...

Warning to my reader: this blog post will be an exploration, as I work through my own thoughts and feelings on my longing for heaven. Let me start with a C.S. Lewis quote: “The books or the music in which...

Woah, looks like we have a super fun, happy topic today! (That’s sarcasm, in case you didn’t catch it.) Suffering. It’s one of the most difficult mysteries of our Faith to understand. Why do we suffer? Why would a God...

A Cold Drink of Water Take a moment and imagine that you’ve just come back from a long run. It’s the middle of August in Austin, Texas. You pushed yourself and ran for a mile longer than you intended. You’re...