Aren’t We All Called to the Gospel?
Aren’t We All Called to the Gospel? “If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one...
View ArticleWhen you talk to strangers…
“Don’t ride in cars with people you don’t know. Don’t tell random people where you’re going to be. Don’t talk to strangers.“ These were all protective directives I heard on repeat growing up. They were...
View ArticleHaving Hope Despite Injustice
As a Christian, and a student of the humanities and social sciences, I’ve essentially spent the past few years constantly confronted by human nature and injustice. Whether I’m reading Scripture,...
View ArticleMaking Meaning out of Suffering, Death, and Life
In October, I had an invasive, traumatic experience at night in my car, involving a threat and a gun. (To clarify, this was not on outreach or in Detroit.) The timing coincided with great stress in...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Collision
“You can be free,” I heard myself tell her. “You are beautiful and loved and this is not what’s best for your life.” She laid her head on the window and sobbed as I held her hands. She said she was...
View ArticleHe didn’t wait
When I started volunteering with AWOL, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. When I started mentoring “L,” I still wasn’t sure what to expect. What I found was that God had blessed me with the...
View ArticleHAVE WE MISSED THE MARK ON THE WORSHIP LEADERS CALLING?
“HE HAS TOLD YOU, O MAN, WHAT IS GOOD; AND WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF YOU BUT TO DO JUSTICE, AND TO LOVE KINDNESS, AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD?” MICAH 6:8 ANYONE ELSE THINK THAT MICAH COULD...
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