It’s like a pit in my stomach. I can feel it sit there, unable to be digested. Two weeks. Every minute seems to be filled with a different emotion, making my hours diverse and complicated, making the days exhausting. These fluctuating feelings do not respect my unconscious hours, as they have now begun invading my … [Read More]
Hiding My Cell Phone, Learning to Trust
Seven Weeks. That’s all that’s left until my anticipated departure date. That’s all that’s left until I hop on a plane and make my home in another country. In the midst of being really excited and having intense freak out moments, I have begun to feel the pressure to get about a thousand things done … [Read More]
Moving Beyond Epistemophilia: An Experiment in Resurrection
Here we go again. Tomorrow at 1:00pm I hop back on an airplane. This time, the destination is 2,500 miles south and east, to Atlanta, Georgia. There’s another group of people who are willing to take me in and teach me what they have learned about campus ministry. I will visit a group at GA … [Read More]
Strangers, Hospitality, and Choosing to Be Uncomfortable – 5/23/13
I’m not sure if I knew what I was signing up for when I said yes to going on another “adventure.” Seven standby flights later, still stuck in Chicago, looking at the floors of Midway and wondering if it was more comfortable if I took an hour of subway travel to sleep at O’Hare… wondering … [Read More]