Hey friends out there in blog-land! Many of you may already know this, but for those who don’t, I’m going on staff with an organization called InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Its an international campus ministry that I’ve been involved with as a student for the past four years. Basically next year I’ll be at the University… Read More A quick request
Here are my two rules I’ve picked up to speak French: Most of the time, the last letter of a given word doesn’t matter. Just chop it off. Especially if its an E, S, T, or X. If there are three vowels in a row, they’ve got a “W” sound in them. Think about it:… Read More Pardon my French
So travelling, especially for an extended amount of time, always makes you realize things about yourself. Here’s a couple quick ones about me. I’ve always thought iPad touches and iPads are overrated. They do a lot of cool stuff, but they don’t have the capabilities to replace your computer, so I never really went for… Read More Travelling confessions
One of my favorite things about living in Australia was getting really inside the culture. Living there, even if only for six months, gives you in beyond the tourist view. Many of my blog posts from that time talked more about the subtle differences I noticed than a piecemeal “this is what I did this… Read More Flashbulb observations
The past month I’ve been pretty rubbish about posting, I know. Some pretty significant things have gone down since then, which I’m sure I’ll come back to later. At this moment, I’m sitting on a friend’s couch in Letchworth, England, watching his 11-year-old brother play video games. Let me back up: I’m spending about four… Read More Whirlwinds of Europe
Throughout my life, I’ve always been my own toughest critic. I push myself harder than anyone else, and I’m the slowest to forgive myself for faults or mistakes. A side effect of that is that I have a hard time wrapping my mind around the idea that once God forgives us, we’re truly forgiven. It’s… Read More Seeing the beauty in my screw ups
One of my absolute favorite ads shown at Carolina sporting events is the Rams Club “I am a Tar Heel” ad. It shows a series of clips of well-known coaches and players (current and graduated) saying variations of “I’m so-and-so and I am a tar heel.” There’s something exciting about that. Everyone cheers for their… Read More “I am a Tar Heel”