Finding Community [Part 1]
- March 31, 2021
- by
- Sage Blalock
Few things have been as difficult in my faith journey as finding new community when leaving the old one behind. In the last ten years, it’s something I’ve had to do over and over again. As an introvert, it’s a struggle that goes to the core of who I am. But my hardships in that area go deeper than that.
My home church back in Tennessee was a spiritual oasis for me growing up. I started attending around ten years old and consistently so all the way through high school. God saved me there, I...
Sorry…You’re Not “One in a Million”
- March 14, 2021
- by
- Pete Hardesty
What makes you unique?
“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” –Oscar Wilde, author
One of my best friends is a soccer fanatic. His name is...
Self-Awareness [What kind of mirror do you look into everyday?]
- March 01, 2021
- by
- Pete Hardesty
Atlantic City. America’s Playground. It’s like Las Vegas—only dirtier. It is underpopulated in the winter and overpopulated in the sum- mer. “Atlantic Ave” is...
A Roadmap to Resetting Your Vision
- January 12, 2021
- by
- Chris Lawson
It might be the first important question any of us are ever asked.
Most of the questions of childhood are mundane: “Would you like more...
Getting Wet
- November 11, 2019
- by
- Ned Erickson
I have a friend who had a dream. In the dream he was zooming and zipping down a whitewater rapid. He had no life...
For I Was Hungry…
- July 14, 2019
- by
- Will Comer
7,340 miles away from my hometown of Winston-Salem, NC lies a village of a few hundred in the far north of the African country...
Seek and Find Purpose
- April 30, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
Last week we talked about purpose. We made the point that we are not competing for our purpose but rather we have one specifically...
Hearing from God
- April 10, 2019
- by
- Whitney Hsu
How do you hear from God? For me, the answer changes frequently; it seems every time I hear, it’s a little different. Sometimes, I...
Walk in My Grace
- April 08, 2019
- by
- Jessica Fields
Do as I say, not as I do.
It’s a common parental refrain, and the older I get, the more I find usefulness in that...
Shift Your Focus
- March 14, 2019
- by
- Jessica Fields
The new year has only just begun, and with it a new semester of graduate school. As it always seems to go with new...