I'm making my way through Dave Harvey's Rescuing Ambition. It's been really great at getting to the heart of ambition and make distinctions that tease apart what godly vs. selfish ambition looks like. It's been great for me in terms of how I've been wrestling with reconciling the voices that say "COME ON, DO IT …
Wrath
From Tim Keller's The Reason For God: The Bible says that God’s wrath flows from his love and delight in his creation. He is angry at evil and injustice because it is destroying its peace and integrity. ‘The Lord is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made… The Lord watches over …
Broken Promise?
I was afraid about entering into a certain season of life and ministry, fearful of the difficulties that seemed to lie ahead, but was comforted when I prayed and was reminded of Matthew 11:25-30. These verses promised Jesus' rest, and in his self-description of being gentle and lowly, I was challenged to trust that God …
Anxiety Wants To Be God
Anxiety is one of my biggest struggles. I didn't used to think so, but reflecting back in my life, fear and anxiety have been constant themes. Most of the time, they manifest in physical symptoms. I used to get stomachaches all the time when I was in elementary school (usually Sunday nights before the school …
Wedding
There are a lot of things I've been thinking about and learning that I want to blog about, but I feel as if I need to write something about the wedding first. But, I'm not sure what to write! Not that there aren't many blessings from the day, but I'm not sure what to say/write about it. …
Keeping Heart 