i bought matt redman’s new album called ’10,000 reasons’ about a month ago and can’t stop listening to it. along with all the tracks came an excerpt from his first book, ‘mirror ball’ that i thought was so well written, describing worship in a way i had never before considered. [the life of worship] is [...]

in december 2009 i lost a valuable and special ring bryan gave me the christmas prior. or to be more accurate, i took this ring off and set it down in a public restroom to wash my hands, and walked away without it. of course upon discovering it was no longer on my finger, i [...]

in less than a month, i will turn 26. for anyone who has known me over the past 5 years and has spent time with me between happy hour and bedtime, you know that i like wine. so much in fact, that i sip now as i type. normally, my typical birthday celebration would include [...]

in most cases, i love being on the brink. like when a storm is nearly in your backyard, or a weekend or vacation creeps up. or what about those minutes before a first date, fresh with flowers and possibility? it is the excitement and unknowing of what is to come, that big moment of rain [...]

aside from the people, it’s the noises of africa i miss the most. the buzzing of big bugs traipsing somewhere in the bright foliage. motorbike horns honking in friendly discussion. badly recorded music blasting through maxed speakers on the side of the red dusty road, the blurred bass like a neverending tribal chant. the clucking [...]

february (let’s face it, pretty much all of winter) is typically one of the hardest times of year for me. early on in college, i consciously decided i would despise every february. i thought i was so rebellious. i would complain about february as it approached, knowing it was coming, the awkward pest in between [...]