desertology…

desertology…

Have you ever been camping deep into the desert? Have you ever been so far removed from the city din or the shouts of your own home that the silence is deafening? I remember camping in Joshua Tree Desert for our science class my Sophomore year of high school. One...

speaking, in-laws, and slip ups…

I’m flying to Minnesota today to speak at Sanctuary Covenant church in Minneapolis. This is an exciting honor and simultaneously nerve-racking. Speaking at a new church is scary. But speaking at a new church WITH YOUR IN-LAWS IN THE AUDIENCE is petrifying. I...
attitude and air snaps…

attitude and air snaps…

Oh Internet, I can’t do it. I just can’t do it! Try as I may, I can’t pull off being a low-maintenance woman with emotional stability. Deep down inside I want to believe that I don’t need hair conditioner and my Temperpedic bed, but I do. And...
no passport required…

no passport required…

There was a time in life when I thought a good spiritual life and understanding of missions was valued by how many stamps I had in my passport. To say that I built a house in Mexico, or held a baby in Kenya, or fed the homeless of South America seemed like a great way...
catalyst west coast…

catalyst west coast…

Oh it’s that time of the year again! Yes, the time when amazing leaders, teachers, and entrepreneurs gather in sunny Southern California for three days of amazingness. I’ve blogged about Catalyst before, but I every year there’s new elements that...

tinstaafl…

I remember my college Economics professor explaining TINSTAAFL. Tinstalffel [as pronounced by Dr. Wing] represented the basic economical principle that nothing in life is free. According to Dr. Wing, There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch [tistaafl]. Well, I...

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