Hope Does Not Disappoint
I had a young adult call me in tears this week lamenting that she couldn't tell the difference between the Holy Spirit and her mental illness. After about an hour…
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November 17, 2024
Hope is an Ugly Thing
I'm angsty enough to read poetry (and even write it sometimes). One of my all time favourite poems ever to be written is "Hope Is Not a Bird, Emily, It's…
November 10, 2024
Reset
Well, this post won't hit inboxes like normal, but I do think I got my instagram updates restarted. This weekend was a much needed reset for my brain and body,…
October 27, 2024
So My Friend Hannah
This past Sunday I was listening to Mark share a Bible verse he's memorising with no notes or prompting as he gave the notices in the evening service. I was…
October 20, 2024
Aurora Australis
There are lots of things in my life that I never expected to happen. Leading a team of amazing Kiwi youth leaders among the top. As a middle schooler watching…
October 13, 2024
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
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
Hospital Connoisseur
No one plans to have a life where you can rank the quality of international urology departments at spinal hospitals, but here I am to save you all from doing…
June 2, 2024
Solitude
My life group started doing this thing where we integrate spiritual practices into our lives and discuss it. The first one we started with was solitude which I love. However,…
May 26, 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