I turn 34 this month. Yes, older than Jesus. Well, sort of…um…nevermind… My wife asked me what I wanted for my birthday, and I couldn’t think of anything. I truly don’t need anything that I don’t already have or couldn’t go out tomorrow and buy on my own. And honestly, part of me feels a […]
I hope this finds you well and living life to the fullest. This last year has been an exciting one, with a highlight being launching a nonprofit in November 2009. The purpose of this post is to let you know about my personal journey, the nonprofit, to ask for prayer and monthly support. MY JOURNEY […]
In 2004 I heard Gary Haugen of IJM speak, and God tugged at my heart to live a life of Kingdom Justice. God led me to that moment and awaked my heart to His passion for justice, but my path toward a response was unmapped and unclear. After years of small steps of obedience, I […]
Joseph was a kid that looked after his family’s sheep, and had 10 older brothers that weren’t too fond of him. They disliked him so much that they threw him into a pit then sold him into slavery in the same day. He ended up in Egypt working for a guy named Potipher, who’s wife […]
10:25 am, Dec. 12, 2009 Have you ever been in an altercation and witty articulation eludes you? 15 minutes later the perfect comeback is evident, but in the moment you are so clouded by emotion and passion that you stand silent and stunned. Or worse yet, you mumble something an 8 year old would come […]
4:04 pm, July 5, 2009 We’ve been in Colorado for about a week now, and have spent the weekend in Boulder. It has been great to have some family time with the Razavi’s, and we are staying at Michael and Laura Collins’ house. They are gracious and mellow hosts with a beautiful house on the […]
12:10 am, June 10, 2009 I think I have been on a road of transformation the last year or two, and because I am at the beginning of this journey, I haven’t known how to talk about or process it. This week God is giving me language for it. The conviction I am experiencing is […]
10:00 am, June 10, 2009 Fr. Damien, the Guest Master, held a conference this morning at 8:30, and had some great insights on identity and our weaknesses. Here are my notes: We need to admit that we have weaknesses so that we do not cast aside others with weakness. Everybody has a defect. If I […]
11:20 am, June 9, 2009 I got up this morning just in time for breakfast. In the main dining area, they play tapes of sermons and book readings. I chose to eat in the side dining room by myself in silence. As I sat there, a monk, (I presume to be the chaplain), approached me […]
10:45 am, June 9, 2009 Monday morning began slowly and comfortably. I had to finish dealing with some lingering details and pack, but there was no rush. By 10:45 I was packed, had rigged my bicycle panniers to the motorcycle with bungee cords and optimism, and was ready to ride. After hitting the road, I […]