I’m the Most Selfish Person I Know: a Confession to the Masses

I'm currently reading "Blue Like Jazz" by Donald Miller, & I'm the most convicted I think I've ever been. I'm convicted, because, at some point- probably between pages 103 & 121- I realized that I am the most selfish person that I know. It's a weird feeling when you realize this. It really hit me …

Keep Hope Alive

I have a very passionate father. Actually, the word "passionate" doesn't do his spirit justice. Growing up, my dad always had these iconic one-liners. He said them confidently in his heavy Brooklyn accent. A lot of them made no sense (but he said them just as boldly as the ones that did). One that he …

about my best friend, shame

If you look at the garden of my life, you'll find shame at about every root. From that root, shame climbed up every experience until it was so interwoven with my life that I wasn't even able to recognize its presence. Shame became my banner-- a banner that wasn't written on my forehead, but whose ink …