A little over a month ago, I got to attend RUF Summer Conference for the third time. I even had the honor to write a blog post for RUF National to recap the week from my perspective. As usual, it's a week that is full of biblical teaching in large group and seminars, singing hymns …
Have you ever entered a new year needing more than usual for your hopes and plans to come through? I’ve been there. In the end of December in 2015, I was looking forward to graduating from high school soon and entering a brave new world. My biggest hopes included turning 18, staying in beautiful London …
Hi, it’s been a while for many reasons, but I’m thrilled you are here. I don’t know where you are or how you’re feeling today, but I think many of us can agree on these things: loving people can be hard and remembering God’s truth can feel impossible at times. I’m about halfway done with …
It’s September 2017. The semester has just started, lots of new things are beginning, and I’m trying to figure out what in the world I am going to do for school in the next year. I have always loved and felt refreshed by new seasons and beginnings, including when RUF Ladies’ Bible study starts up …
At the beginning of this month, I spent a week at RUF Summer Conference. The topic of our large group sermons was justification. Our speaker, James Forsyth, started the week by explaining that we have “spiritual dementia” when it comes to God’s love, and he continued to remind us of this throughout the week (Hence …
A few days ago, I attended the traditional RUF Women’s Tea Party, and each year the ladies are asked to bring something that we find to be beautiful. As we were sharing our beautiful things, our campus minister’s wife, Wendy, reminded us to seek beauty in the ordinary and mundane things. I have many days …
Trains need 2 strong rails. Just one faulty rail can cause so much damage. Last week, a train derailed in Washington, D.C. Investigators said this accident was caused by cracks in just a 10-foot long section of rail. Without strong and solid rails, trains can’t get to where they need to go. It’s a new …
This past week I found out that my grandmother’s living situation is changing. She has dementia, and because she’s moving with my aunt and uncle closer to us, my family is going to become more regularly and directly involved in her care. In fact, she is coming to stay with us in February for a …
“There is nothing in this universe you need more desperately than Christ.” –R.C. Sproul I love this quote because I have a deep need for Jesus. This semester I was frequently reminded of this, and learned a ton about myself and how faithful our God is. Here are a few things I learned and will …
O Love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee; I give thee back the life I owe, That in thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be. At age 20 George Matheson was engaged and going blind. After telling his fiancé of his impending blindness, she decided that …
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