Leading up to my church’s Christmas production, there was a part, in the song that I was leading, that I completely ignored at every rehearsal. It was already a challenging song to begin with so I didn’t want to add more fuel to the fire I was already walking into. And I just couldn't reason [...]
Category: The Dance
Psalm 69
In 2015, I made the decision to follow Jesus. I had been led in a prayer of salvation before, but this time it wasn't fueled by a fear of going to hell. It wasn't fueled by trying to do everything right so that He would spare me His wrath. It was in response to who [...]
Unnamed
In February 1997, my mother had to take her car in for a service. She dropped it off in the morning, as always, and one of their drivers would have to take her to work. On their way, a speeding taxi skipped a red traffic light and hit the car on the passenger's side, where [...]
Twenty-Four
On the 15th of January 2015, I received an email from my father. It was the first time we had interacted, outside of the random bump-ins during the year, since I had moved out the house in December 2013. In the email, he expressed his desire to pay for my university fees for the duration of [...]
“in your own words”
Over the past few months, I’ve had this crippling feeling of being ‘left behind’. People I grew up with are completing degrees, buying cars, homes and starting families. And here I am, with nothing to show for the sacrifices I believe I had made for God. It had been almost 3 years since I had [...]
δύναμις
In Grade 8, my parents made the decision to move me to a Bible-based Christian School. All that really meant was that teachers were intentional about incorporating scripture and Jesus in to their classes, even if it meant a quick 5 minute devotional before they began the content prepared for that class. The school really [...]
Can/Should
At the beginning of last year, I had to come to terms with the fact that I wouldn't be working like I had planned. That God was teaching me how to rely on Him as my provider, even when I got to Sydney and was without a job for the first 2 and a half months. But I [...]
Jericho
In ancient times, fortified cities would have had walls as high as 20 feet and as thick as 8 feet, with double or triple gates and there would be guards standing in towers high upon the walls. They would be on standby to prepare to shoot arrows, pour hot oil, or release boulders on any [...]
New
“I am doing something brand new, something unheard of. Even now it sprouts and grows and matures. _Don’t you perceive it?_ I will make a way in the wilderness and open up flowing streams in the desert. Wild beasts, jackals, and owls will glorify me. For I supply streams of water in the desert and [...]
Psalm Forty-Six
GOD THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE AND CONQUEROR OF THE NATIONSGod is our refuge and strength,A very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear,Even though the earth be removed,And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;Though its waters roar and be troubled,Though the mountains shake with its swelling.SelahThere is a [...]
The Dance 