I wish that there was another word for blessed. A word that isn’t so overused and thrown around flippantly. A word that would truly get my point across. A word that would fully convey my gratitude to God for choosing us. According to the dictionary, Blessed means: “endowed with divine favor and protection.” Synonyms of...
$20 can give clean, safe drinking water to someone dying without it. What do we spend $20 on? Dinner for 3 at your favorite fast-food restaurant? Two tickets to a movie and some popcorn? A pair of earrings? A new graphic t-shirt from your favorite store? A baseball cap? Half of a manicure? A few...
If you are my friend you know this, if you are Chris’ friend and just getting to know me, you may have suspected this, but I am a complete failure at beating around the bush. I can’t do it. I don’t understand it. It is a waste of everyone’s time. I want truth. So forgive...
We are Christ’s hands and feet. It is through us that He heals, loves, and provides for those in need. Matthew 25 says: “Then the King will say to those on the right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I...
Dear Africa, I haven’t yet set my foot on your soil, but you have changed me. You have opened my eyes to my own selfishness, my self-centeredness. You have refocused my wandering path and given me a purpose. You have taught me that my needs are small, but my wants are great. I have exorbitantly...
