We have to live as global-minded Christians who are active on a local level. This blog is a conversation to equip and challenge you to live glocally.
Here are my thoughts and lessons learned from spending 40 days away from social media.
When we pick up our crosses to follow Jesus, we buckle under the weight of this instrument of capital punishment. Our shoulders bleed because of splinters from the coarse wood as we drag this symbol of death and humiliation uphill alongside Jesus. It means embracing sweat, pain, tears, wounds, ugliness, and evil. We pick up our cross and say yes to death.
"The way our universities handle tuition and loans is not just unfortunate. It's downright sinful and immoral."
"There is a risk that...we will see the rise of modern forms of ideological colonization by the stronger and the wealthier, to the detriment of the poorer and the most vulnerable." - Pope Francis
One often used phrase is: when we are helping others, we should aim for giving a hand up over a hand out. Here's what that can look like:
This year, and the recent changes in my life, have me thinking about one word this Christmas.
Are you about to take a step of faith? You need to consider this first.
Beasts & Monsters. That's all I see this Halloween.Not the ones in the closets or under a bed, but the ones on stages and carpets stained red.
In the world we are faced with today, hope and love seem to be lacking in the face of evil and destruction. Is there anything we can do about it?
Will a loss of laundromats correlate with a loss of community in our urban centers?
