I sit here annoyed. The Houston heat gets on my nerves. My lukewarm coffee pisses me off. My little sister’s attitude drives me up the wall. I find myself feeling entitled to comfort in every aspect of my life. I easily become so narrow-minded that I forget about the rest of the world. So, I … Continue reading Street Kids, Prostitutes and Witchdoctors
This Mom’s Day morning rose cool and bright with ideas in my head for multiple blogs. But I could not get the website to work. So I left with friends for the country home of a mom and grandmom. It was gentle and peaceful and solid and warm and friendly this place where three generations … Continue reading In the company of women
This is where I am today, four hours out of restlessness and driving all over Georgia for the dozen reasons I can’t list here. To say that I am weary just doesn’t do it justice. I keep thinking that maybe my God should not be my junk mail folder, where I send all my unwanted … Continue reading What to Bring On a Rescue Mission
Cascada sings this crazy song of passion, love and intense emotion. So much energetic synergy is channeled into this dude that He must be pretty cool. I wanna bang my head in the air and fist pump as I sing along to “everytime we touch” rooting for the romance and hoping she wins. but in … Continue reading What About Love?
In June of 2012, I was in Mbeya, Tanzania. One of my friends’ camera was stolen and we went to the police station in hopes of retrieving it. I had no idea that I would be going headfirst into an experience that would be one of the most influential moments of the entire year. It’s … Continue reading Excuse me officer, will you please refrain from slapping my child?
There is a time in life that you realize you are made for something much larger than the current life you’re leading. A deep call inside for much greater than the current. We look at people like Mother Teresa, Billy Graham, Heidi Baker or more personally, Katie Davis and think ONE DAY I will achieve … Continue reading Talking About It Doesn’t Change Anything.
I am homeless right now. No adventure-driven leap into the arms of a God I cannot see to seek and save the lost. I am the bird without a nest. Sitting here, in an emptyish Tulsa apartment listening to the Sunday morning traffic motor towards church or coffee or points unknown, tears fall for … Continue reading Bird without a nest
(Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Rachel Barnette, currently serving in Nepal, but this post is from Rachel’s time in India.) “Who wants to preach tonight?” “I will.” We get there. There: a Hindu village. Hinduism is he dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma with its resulting ritual and social observances and … Continue reading The Tattooed Preacher
I wrote this blog back in October of 2012 while on the World Race. My team was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Let me say first that it was a rough month and I was coming down with a case of apathy, partially as a result of all the disparities around me. This is what God … Continue reading Watching Cambodia Go By
This is a post written by a good friend of mine. Her words sting my soul, for I too have been in this place. _____ I ran away from home… But, it’s a secret. No one knows. My face didn’t end up on a milk carton. There weren’t flyers posted to downtown telephone poles hoping … Continue reading She Ran Away From Home.
