Seasoned With Salt

During one of our routine connect meetings, Dr. Sarah helped me see how I usually preach my reflection statements. The more I thought about what she said, I realized I speak the way I do based out of fear more than anything else. I feared if I spoke only from my own perspective or used un-authoritative words then others wouldn’t listen to me. Example: “It really is important to have Scripture as the foundation of your life. If you don’t then you will be trapped and never experience the joy and freedom of the truth. The more truth you know, the more free you will be.” Versus reflection: “I’ve found it incredibly important in my life to make Scripture a priority. When Christ said “if you abide in My word, you will know the truth and the truth will set you free,” I resonate with this because I would often feel trapped when I didn’t know the truth. But the more truth I learn, the more of God I learn, the more free I become. I’m learning that teaching is not confined to instructiv...

At the onset of this final undergrad semester, and the forbodious weeks ahead full of assignments and deadlines, I want to communicate my hopes and goals for this blog. I want to write a “why behind.” I have a few hopes for this blog: First, my words would point readers to the person of Christ and salvation that can only come through knowing Jesus.  Second, my story of taking risks would connect with readers as they are inspired to take risks in their own life. Third, keeping this blog would fulfill my college practicum journal assignment.  Fourth, keeping this blog would develop deeper and more consistent writing skills.  In order to do this, I hope to release a blog post every week of this spring semester until I graduate in May. I don’t expect every post to be extensive, nor every post to be a mere paragraph or two for a passing grade. For me, this blog post is a sincere attempt at a routine discipline of writing.  What’s in a name? I’ve c...