Sleep Mode
My friend Hannah doesn't know how to speak Gen-Z, but she's great at trying. Her best translation for "Selah" is "Sleep Mode." I was texting her last night about my…
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October 6, 2024
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Near and Far
Camp went well. I've been telling lots of people about how much I learned to make next year better, and loads of these encouraging humans have reminded me to celebrate…
September 29, 2024
September Spring
I watched a lot of my northern hemisphere friends send their kids to start the new school year this past week. I'm also a former teacher who watched plenty of…
September 15, 2024
Make Disciples and Baptise
"Discipleship" is one of those Christianese words that is losing meaning as it covers everything; some hipster Christians are moving away from the word to call the spiritual growth process…
September 8, 2024
Sweet Spot
I don't have the easiest life, but I do love how I've been put in a place where I can thrive in spite of my limitations. I'm also incredibly grateful…
September 1, 2024
Infinitely More
I thought a young adult od'd while on the phone with me this week. In reality, the precious child just fell asleep and texted me once they woke up the…
August 25, 2024
Dinner Plans
I texted Hannah after finishing last week's post telling her I'd written a whole draft without even mentioning the podcast interview I did last Monday for Pathways Bible College. I…
August 18, 2024
Two Hats
Not everyday can be a good day, but the past two weeks have had some reeeeeeally good days for me. I have been so loved, encouraged, celebrated, and supported by…
August 11, 2024
Did You Ask?
33K monthly gatherings are a highlight for me. There is a network of youth pastors across the city who gather once a month to celebrate the work happening in our…
August 4, 2024
Annual Review
It's hard to measure spiritual maturity. There are certainly markers, and there are actions and behaviours that can identify someone as growing in their faith. However, there are lots of…
July 28, 2024
Some Kind of Normal
"We have weird lives," Givorgy told me this week. It's true. But also, we have these beautiful lives where I get to spend time talking with people about cross cultural…
July 21, 2024
The Ordinary
You know when your body somehow holds out until you have a break to get sick? Yeah, my body nailed it. I decided to take two weeks off to give…
July 14, 2024
Midwinter Christmas
A week ago was the Māori new year celebration called Matariki, and our city had a light show set up to enjoy in the cold dark evenings. I'm really fortunate…
July 7, 2024
Playlist 2024
My favourite tradition on this blog is to write a Myspace style playlist for my life each year. This tradition started in June 2015, and you can follow these links…
June 30, 2024
Celebrations
I take celebrating seriously. I also am a bit ridiculous when it comes to finding small things to celebrate. I used to keep a bottle of champagne in my fridge…
June 23, 2024
Professional Development
In order to renew my Oregon teacher's license every few years, I was required to submit paperwork to prove I'd done enough professional development credits. I usually scrambled over Christmas…
June 16, 2024
First Training
My librarian friend texted me asking for book recommendations on mentoring. I had a couple, and I asked Matt his ideas, but he agreed most mentoring learning doesn't come from…
June 9, 2024
Mini Big Top
I'm so far from perfect, and I had a steep learning curve with some new situations that I didn't handle perfectly these past few weeks, but I also had an…
May 19, 2024
On the Ground Reporting
I love what I get to do with life and ministry here in New Zealand and connected with TeachBeyond. My wild life links ministry partners on three continents and dozens…
April 28, 2024
Faithful in the Ordinary
The past few weeks our church has had a Sunday evening prayer time that I've loved being a part of. I am so excited about what God is doing in…
April 21, 2024
