I write from 16A on a Frontier flight from Nashville to Denver this bright December afternoon. I’m on my way (via a long layover to stay with a good friend) back to Chicago at the end of the week – we’re a couple weeks out from Christmas. Heralds forecasting snow storms prophesied from the screens in […]
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When God Judges (Musing)
1 Corinthians 4:5 – “Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.” This verse struck me as a fun little plot twist this […]
Continue readingPost-Europe 2020: Smoke and Doors and Baby Steps
I write from the airspace between LAX and Chicago’s O’Hare airport. I’m flying back to Illinois after spending six weeks in Southern California with one of my closest friends and her family. These past few weeks alone have been filled with plenty to write home about. When we weren’t spending our time working, plenty of […]
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Moving to Belfast: In Which God Comes Through in Impeccable Fashion
I write from a desk. In an office. My desk, in my new employer’s office. Crazy. It’s 5:12pm and I’m the last one to leave, taking a bit of time to write this before I head off for basketball practice. It’s again been too long since I’ve written — I just looked up […]
Continue readingEurope 2019: God and Haircuts (An Anecdote about How God Provides)
Hello all, It’s been way too long since I wrote last. Much too long. My apologies as usual. I’ll write a more comprehensive life update at some point but I have a great story from today I want to share. This morning, we arrived at the gym for an early practice […]
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Omaha: Well Look At That, God Really Does Answer Prayer
I write from a desk tucked into a cozy basement bedroom in a quiet neighborhood in west Omaha. The much-needed furnace blows comfortingly away, providing heat and white noise. Feet occasionally track their way above my head and inspire the old house to expound on their journeys. I will venture into the blustery cold in […]
Continue reading2017: A Year for the Books
Seemingly while my back was turned, 2017’s end neared and now its last page folds as today’s minutes parade by. Being the exuberant proponent of thought-provoking ice-breakers that I am, I have enjoyed several lively discussions over the past week with various groups of friends and family about opinions and summations of the past […]
Continue readingWhispers in the Waiting
I work in front of a music-stand-turned-standing-desk (I don’t like sitting) in my father’s sunny home office. The irony that Jason Gray has spent the past 3 minutes and 47 seconds insisting that “Nothing is wasted…” isn’t lost on me. That assertion speaks to questions painfully relevant at the moment. I’ve now completed a second […]
Continue readingIn Which I Get to Visit Mountain Mission School
Hello all, I write from a drafty seat on an overnight Greyhound bus somewhere between Indianapolis and St. Louis. Before I continue on to my next stop, let me extol the events of the past week and share them with you. I have just closed a week-long introduction to a unique educational institution in the Appalachian mountains of […]
Continue readingStepping Stones: D.C. to the Appalachians and Beyond
Today marks two weeks since our Moody season was officially disbanded. The past two weeks have yielded some interesting connections and random opportunities in true life-of-Lauren-Schwaar style. Like stepping stones, just the next few short steps have been revealed so far. Let me fill you in. First step: In which I am invited to […]
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