All posts in “Everyday life”

Come, Everyone

“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.” Isaiah 55:1,2 At RUF we like to feed the flock.  As you can guess, in College ... Read on!

A Big Lesson From a Two Year Old

In our attempt to be “good” parents, we taught our two year old son a song that might be familiar in your home.  The tune is catchy and the lyrics are easy to remember (which in turn has led our son to sing this song loudly at most ... Read on!

The Importance of Prayer

Every Monday morning, around a half dozen Texas A&M students gather at a local restaurant, converse over breakfast tacos, and pray together.  The impact of this little gathering cannot be overstated.  Talking into the air, as some ... Read on!

Of Faith and Inadequacy

I am sitting in a tiny Mexican cachina in midtown with a student. It’s a different meeting than the sort I am used to because he is a vocal and self-conscious skeptic of all things Christian. For some reason, he has been attending our Bible ... Read on!

Loneliness

Woody Allen once said that he couldn't stand two things: personally watching his own movies, and the thought that no one watched his movies. He stayed away from watching the final product because it was just unbearable to observe all the mistakes ... Read on!