Saint Hewett

I made a cheesecake yesterday. I ate some today. It's delicious. I feel not guilt about this. I really love cheesecake, and this happens...

Once upon a time, I was a cynical jerk face. I'm in progress, but I'm a lot better than a used to be. A lot of my formation into a more...

This morning Anne began her message reflecting on how the Gospel passage seemed to have disjointed thoughts of Jesus lined up next to...

"Did you know that the Blazers could have drafted Michael Jordan?" I was riffing off of the example sentence in my worksheet teaching...

Bessel van der Kolk is a famous name among trauma researchers. His brilliant work The Body Keeps the Score evaluates how when we...

Yesterday I was sitting at my picnic table watching the clouds blow in and out of view, cover the sun, release the rays, and tease me...

I'm not going to fake a smile for you - because I have a real one. This is 21 year old me laughing at something my new friend Bethany had...

There's an email in my BFA inbox dated September 2, 2013 from Clint and Helen Taylor that has a subject line, "Welcome to BFA!" This...

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how during his visit in July Seth and I decided to get matching shield tattoos and how I'd also read...

Last night as I was trying to fall asleep, I had a great idea for a blog post. Then I, by the grace of God, managed to fall asleep and...

"How are you today?" one of my AP seniors asked when he came into the room Wednesday. "Honestly, not great," I told him since I'd already...

Advent is a beautiful season to celebrate the God become Human, and we often times paint these tidy manger scenes that just nod to the...

I was going to post my annual playlist this week, but the awesome adventures call for a more exciting update. You see, tonight I went to...

I mentioned in my last post that Matt and Jacqui had given me a beautiful gift basket filled with loads of thoughtful gifts representing...

It's been a while since I've been late on posting, but I can make up for it with good photos of my weekend. Before adventuring around for...

This Thursday I was invited to speak to a leadership class of year 8 students at a nearby school. My friend Rochelle told me her students...

I had so much angst as a teenager, and Relient K sang about my feelings all the time. The song "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" was...

There's a great story in the Gospels of Jesus walking on water while his disciples are in their fishing boat. Peter asks Jesus to call...

That verse I borrowed for my title last week reads in its entirety, "Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." There's...

This past Monday I had another appointment with Mike, and we met at the gym so he could see my progress on the routine he'd given me. I...