The Quiet Life

Two more weeks. We’re almost there. We’re almost there. That’s been the chant of the campus ever since Thanksgiving, and I can sense the weariness and longing for a time of rest and rejuvenation. I […]

Today, I received four special handwritten letters in the mail and one very precious email form an old friend. When I tore open those envelopes and saw my name traced in curvy letters on handmade […]

Today I spent three hours catching up with a dear friend I haven’t talked to in quite some time. We sat around her table, a red cloth draped over it, and dipped our spoons into […]

Last night as I watched the election results unfold, I was amazed at the flurry of Facebook and Twitter posts littering my account. Some people were angry or afraid, while others were ecstatic. But the […]

I’m a senior in college, and I still have no idea what I want to do with my life. I sometimes experience waves of anxiety related to my future, especially as May draws near. But […]

It is that point in the semester when it seems like entire days pass by in the wink of an eye, leaving us gasping for breath and dying for a break from life’s many responsibilities. […]

This week I have been carrying around the weight of my sin. I have been bogged down by feelings of inadequacy and reminders of my complete failure to live a Christ-honoring life. Yesterday in church, […]