Psalm 16 – My Portion and My Cup
“I can’t do this.” After an hour of struggling to get our toddlers into bed, I sat weeping. I was nine months pregnant with our third child and thinking life was already overwhelming – living in a new city, learning a new job, raising two children, keeping up with the everyday craziness. And now God […]
Listening to more than our small group of friends.
“Leisure,” she said, “is a first-world luxury.” I understood my friend’s reason for saying this. Like her, I often assume the whole world suffers from a lack of rest and an abundance of anxious stress. Unfortunately, our “whole world” often consists of people who share our obsession for craft espresso and Snapchat filters. Her […]
Lost in the City
Last summer, we graduated college, moved to a new city, started a full-time job (for Jessica), started medical school (for Jeremiah) and entered the covenant of marriage. It has not been easy. We now live in downtown Minneapolis, a very different kind of place for both of us. Learning how to navigate the “big city” […]
Single and Loving It?
The first time I read the Bible front-to-back was when I was a college sophomore in Boulder, Colorado. That was also the first time that I learned the Bible had positive things to say about singleness. I’d grown up going to church, Bible camp and youth group, yet I’d never heard a message or done […]
What I’ve Learned While Working Jobs I Didn’t Like
After graduating college, finding a good job that fit me was a struggle but also a growing experience. Here are some things I’ve learned along the way that have helped me put work in perspective. I am unique. Society tells us that we can be whatever we want. I politely disagree. God created us with […]
Long-Distance Romance – A Lesson on Prayer
Last summer, I met my future fiancée through a rather serendipitous event involving the DFW airport, Instagram, a delayed flight, a friend’s wedding and Ultimate Frisbee. (It was something out of a Rom-Com, no joke.) As we started dating, we had a huge challenge to overcome: Abby, my fiancée, lives in Cincinnati, and I live […]
White Space: The Art of Scheduling Nothing
I was going through the motions…you know, the ones I do every day. Making a quick dinner, cleaning it up, preparing for an evening meeting, rushing off to whatever, and then back home to get some sleep, and thinking, “Didn’t we just do this?” In fact, we had, just 24 hours earlier, right? I “run […]
The Price of Pretending
My two-year-old son, Ty, is regularly confronted with a fork in the road. He’s learning how to navigate a certain question, one with serious implications – both for him and for us: do you have a dirty diaper? When met with this question, Ty furrows his little brow, deciding whether he’d rather stop his playing […]
Mentor Rotation: It’s Time to Pay for Lunch
Having mentors used to take relatively little initiative for me—I just had to be willing to let someone buy me coffee or lunch. By the time I graduated, I’d gotten pretty used to mentors finding me. As a college freshman, a junior helped me grow in my faith, mostly by including me in his life […]
