About Those Second Chances:

It’s happening, folks. I finally bought the one-way plane ticket to fly to my missionary and ministry destination—for more than I wanted to pay, to travel later than I wanted (I arrive after my program starts). It feels surreal that I have finally gotten to this point. I imagine in exactly one week, I will…

Three Negative and Three Positive Reasons to Stay Single

Reasons to stay single?! Whaaa…NO. That’s the attitude many singles have toward singleness: “That’s ridiculous! Though I’m not dating at the moment, I actually do want to get married. I don’t want to stay single forever!” We’re told—by no other than the church—to only focus on being content, not look for a mate, and pretend…

Your Dream Might Have Been From God

As a kid, did you ever see a photo of some impressive place and think, “Wow! I can’t believe that’s real! I want to see this with my own eyes someday”? New York was a city that I’d always wanted to visit, but I never made plans to go because I didn’t want to go…

The Most Valuable Lesson I’ve Learned About Dating

I’m probably taking dating too seriously, because I don’t date much. I can number all the men I’ve dated on my fingers. Having a more serious, contemplative personality makes me take a long time to decide almost anything. The bigger the decision, the slower I am about it.  The fact that I’m about 60% introvert…

Destiny—the Challenges and Triumphs

In the early part of my Christian life, I had this overshadowing sense that the Lord wanted to do something big and amazing through me. I couldn’t explain it, but others could see and sense it. We didn’t know that there was a name for it back then in our small-to-medium-sized denominational church. I thought…