Several years ago, I started paying attention to the testimonies of believers from around the world. As I read story after story, I’ve noticed that the way they engage with the Bible is often very different from how I engage: There are no highlighters, no coffee mugs, and no devotionals or notebooks. But many of … Read more
The Secret to Successfully Memorizing Scripture I grew up memorizing scripture but truthfully, I didn’t enjoy it. Memorizing was something I did because I was encouraged to by my parents and Sunday school teachers. When I was around 17, I stumbled across a YouTube video of Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth quoting scripture from memory. For over thirty … Read more
As we continue to practice social distancing or remain in self-isolation, many of you have extra free time on your hands. I’ve heard many of you express a desire to use this opportunity to seek Jesus in a deeper more intentional way. Even if you don’t have extra time on your hands, trials tend to … Read more
“Dear 25 year old self,
Today is your 20th Birthday. I don’t know if you will still be on earth for your 25th birthday.
But assuming you are still in the trenches, here are some hopes, dreams and prayers from your 20 year old self. ”
It’s become a tradition of mine to take time to remember the goodness of God and plan for the future every New Year’s and every birthday. Last summer on my 20th I did this in the form of a letter to my future-self.
One particular set of hopeful words buried in that letter have provided more motivation than I could have ever imagined when they dripped from my pen.