The past several months of transitioning to full time work with SportQuest have been full of spiritual warfare and what I am beginning to recognize as a time in the "wilderness." In the wilderness, there has been rejection, loss, and heartache; but the Lord keeps His promises. He has been very present, walking with me and reminding me both who He is and who I am. Scripture has a lot to say about the wilderness. The Israelites were in the wilderness for a long time before entering the promised land. John the Baptist carried out his entire ministry in the wilderness (or in prison). Jesus entered the wilderness before calling His disciples and beginning His work. In Romans 8:18-30 (I've shortened it here, but go read it ALL!), the Apostle Paul, who suffered greatly for the Gospel, writes: "Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory He will reveal to us later...For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the
PhD passionate about mentoring youth & teaching college courses. Using a blend of faith and sociology to ask, What would it look like for God's Kingdom to come HERE?