when we say "I want them to see Jesus in me," we should mean that we want to be utterly and completely unlike the world - and that we're okay with becoming outcasts and making enemies as a result. It should mean that we quantify our success by our obedience, not by how many friends or converts we make, and that we seek to serve rather than be served.
Read MoreI used to think that social media was a way of keeping up with friends, developing connections, and observing the little things they share - but now I realize that, for most of us, social media isn't a window. It's a mirror.
Read MoreI've heard a lot of people say that they felt closest to Jesus in the darkest periods of their lives. I think I took it for granted that I'd be able to say the same - but I can't. Dark nights, crying alone, rain slashing against the windows, I don't often have a sense of His comfort or His presence. I just feel alone. Gray mornings, eyes swollen half-shut, I don't often see His new mercies. I just feel alone.
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a Pacific Northwest-native writer, photographer, and Bible nerd with a lot of big ideas and a never-ending sense of homesick. Here, in words and in images, I process my inmost thoughts and invite you along on my lifelong pursuit of truth + beauty - ever inspired and sustained by the changeless nature of my beautiful God, and by the hope He offers in His Story.
