I spent almost every summer while in college as a camp counselor at Imago Dei, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) camp in Wisconsin. Youth ministry had become my passion and purpose, one so personally fulfilling that I justified the fact that I was attempting to love God and others without loving myself. A […]
Tag Archives: trust
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Mar
Mar
On a dark desert night in February 2022, I finally stopped running from God. Relinquishing my heart to God, as I embraced the peace that passes all understanding. A peace that had been elusive since my childhood. A peace that evaded me as a teenager, as I struggled with who God created. A peace that […]
03
Aug
Aug
Full of repentance and humility; thankfulness and gratitude; peace and love; I fully surrendered myself to God. To live a new life. A life of love that tries to honor God and all people, including people resistant to God’s unconditional love and unyielding grace like I once was.