Purpose & Potential: Living in Freedom

June 23, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

It is easy to think of destiny or calling as something that either limits us or puts unbearable pressure on us. But Christ paid a high price to set us free––free from sin, fear, shame, and death. He didn’t free us to make us slaves all over again. But so often we live just that way. As if we are still slaves.

Purpose & Potential: The In-Between

June 16, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

One my biggest struggles in regard to life purpose is the tension between what could be and what is. Dreams and desires God seemed to put on my heart remain out of reach. Potential I see in myself stays dormant, for years.

Purpose & Potential: Discerning Your Calling

June 8, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

When I was young, I avoided the term “calling.” I wasn’t sure I had one, and I wasn’t confident I would be able to correctly discern it if I did. I couldn’t relate to people who had a clear, concrete vision for their lives, who felt “called” to do something. To me, life was simply an open book waiting to be lived. The possibilities were endless.

Purpose & Potential: Caught up in the Millennial Race to Relevance

June 2, 2017.Reading time 13 minutes.

At the beginning of the year, I turned 30. While the actual day wasn’t super traumatic, the process of approaching 30, rounding the curve, then finding myself in a new decade was a bit of a slow-motion slap in the face.