I started really considering a possible prophetic gifting a couple of years ago. I started noticing that I tend to be a questioner, an agitator, a disturber. I liked to ask lots of questions about why we do this or that- what is the purpose? what are we trying to accomplish? are we accomplishing that? [...]
So, since I don’t have a picture on this site, I should let you know that I am white. I grew up in the white-middle-upper-class-suburbia of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I had a few good friends who weren’t white growing up, but for the most part I lived in a very white midwestern culture. It wasn’t until [...]
When people think of “prophets” they may think of prophecies that predict the future. I used to think that was what the spiritual gift of prophecy is- some divine knowledge of future events. In some way that may be correct; God can give someone knowledge of the future to share with others. Really, though, prophets [...]
I tend to a be a “delayed gratification” kinda person. Which means i like to leave the better stuff until later so I have something to look forward to. So this year Mike and I waited until the first week of June to take our vacation, even though we are moving in July to California.
We [...]
Lately I have been thinking about what we are saved for. What is the purpose of salvation? What is God trying to do by offering us salvation? I think too often we see salvation as the goal, but maybe it is just a first step to a much much bigger goal.
When salvation is the goal, [...]
This past week I spent in Pasadena, CA, interviewing for a possible part-time youth ministry job. Mike and I are headed out to Pasadena in July so I can attend Fuller Seminary. I spent a lot of time interviewing for the job but was able to catch some time around the seminary to take care [...]
“Anarchy” is from the Greek anarchos, from an- “no” and archos “ruler.” Anarchism, fundamentally, is a basic opposition to any concentration of power that imposes a will upon a human being, to any kind of rulership. We see this every day in our lives- from bosses or teachers, to governmental rules, to controlling relationships. Any [...]
Ok, so I hate making plugs for money, but this is SO COOL.
I work at a social service agency in the city of Chicago called Christopher House. I work in a after-school college-prep program for low-income students, grades 8-12. Almost all of our students will be first-generation college students when then finally get off to [...]
I’m pretty excited about this one. On my favorite website and everything. Although most of the other stuff is more interesting, it’s nice to get in there a bit!
It seems like we don’t really care of the consequences of our actions, unless they have consequences for us. So we can know all the right things to do in life, but unless they have some personal consequence or benefit for us, we sometimes get lazy about doing them.
One great example? Driving. We all know [...]
