Thoughts & Ponderings
This weekend, ACU is hurting. My 1:00 class ended on Friday, and I headed across campus for orchestra practice. As I was walking through the parking lot, I saw one of my professors loading luggage into a big white bus—apparently he was going on a weekend trip. I didn’t think anything of it, and kept [...]
Ever feel completely drained? I do. On days like these, I stumble to class half-asleep and scribble illegible notes. I run across campus and back, from science to orchestra to everything in between. I skip chapel because I have a meeting with my English professor, and finally head back to my room to get ready [...]
Tonight, I got to see Switchfoot live in concert, right here on campus. (Also, I touched Jon Foreman. True story.) As hundreds of people in the coliseum rocked out to “Meant to Live,” I found myself lapsing into a typical Beth-zoning-out-moment as I listened to the lyrics. We want more than this world’s got to [...]
Lately, everything seems to be running out. I’m out of time to do homework. I’m out of black paint. I’m out of money. I’m out of creative things to write for my English papers. I’m out of ideas for our group project. I’m out of jalapeno chips, the sustenance of life. I’m out of energy. [...]
Let me be brutally honest with you all: I don’t quite know what is meant by the term “God’s call.” If you’re like me, you’ve heard it your whole life. God has called me to ministry. I’ve been called to serve as a missionary. My calling is to be a doctor. But how do they [...]
