If the Fiery Furnace Burns…

It was around 9:25 pm. The restaurant was beginning to die down as people left their crumpled dollar bills on the table and hurried out the door. I could hear the ringing of the bell chimes near the exit clanging in excitement and the sudden gush of cool air that came with every “thank you, […]

To the Creator

Several years ago in June of 2015, I wrote an article titled, “To the Late Virginia Woolf.” (If you’re curious, you can read it here and even the entire website if you so choose). As an English major, I had read my fair share of novels by the literary greats. At the time, I had consumed […]

God’s Call for the Industry Worker

Its the ultimate question in the game of life and the pinnacle of conversation starters during any family gathering or social outing. Its that stubborn inquiry which manifests itself into every inner dialogue and late night existential meltdown. Its first debut comes in a more illusive form: ‘what do you want to be?’ Fast forward […]

Jesus’ Prayer

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22: 31-46 If the world truly knew what lurked outside, every alert would be made to dispatch patrol […]

Me through Him

I remember a moment of internal panic sometime in my undergraduate years. Outside of going to my numerous English classes, cranking out literary papers after the other, working out and maybe watching re-runs of old sitcoms, I began to live, eat and breathe through my church community. Everything I did seemed to revolve around the […]

Little Faith and the Blessings that Come From it

I grew up with little to no theology. What I knew of church was limited and what I knew of God was even more so. My earliest memories of church were of white stockings and rough lace (which seemed to come underneath every junior sized dress – the kind that scratched you and felt like […]