My Community Pt. 3

  It would seem almost impossible to summarize my experience of living in Billings for the past 3 months in one essay.  Three months ago, the thought of packing up and driving to Billings was exciting, but scary enough that I could only face it with the notion...

An Exchange for Dignity

The make-shift store had finally been set up.  It wasn’t anything spectacular but somehow we were able to fill the entire basement of the 316 House with mostly new gifts that had been donated the previous two weeks.  Though we had delivered invitations to...

Why Adopt?

As this blog is posted my wife, eldest son and myself are on a plane en route to China (leaving behind our 3-year old and 18-month old with Papa and JuJu).  In mid-December of last year we began the arduous international adoption process.  After just a few...

To Know and Love Jesus More

I am certain that I would not be at the Fellowship House (CLDI’s urban internship program) if not for my wife. Before we got married we had talked in very unspecific terms about doing some sort of spiritual formation or discipleship program early in our marriage...

Light

I suppose those who know me might consider me somewhat of a “runner”.  Though I certainly don’t run marathons or even half-marathons all that often, it is safe to say that I typically find myself hitting the asphalt 3-4 times a week.  There are several reasons I enjoy...