Living the Dream
Once upon a time (starting in 2010 and running for a little over a year) Ben put in a lot of hours on a blog named “Assume The Best.”
It chronicled his life as a full-time staff member of Campus Crusade for Christ, attempting to make light of and encourage specifically around the process of raising financial support.
We had left staff at that point, and this writing is an interesting look into his process of grieving that loss, with an eye toward “becoming a writer.”
Here, in the order they were released, are those posts.
I have five relationship “assists.” That’s where the girl marries the next guy after breaking up with me.
There’s a fun conversation:
Friend: “Hey Ben, did you hear that {insert name} is getting married?”
Ben: “No, no I didn’t. And to think, we were just dating three months ago!” Continue reading “How to Accidentally Ask Someone Out: a Guide.”
Once when I was overseas, in a country with a near-desert climate, I watched a woman use preciously scarce water to wash a stain off of the sidewalk in front of her house. She poured gallon after gallon of water literally down a storm drain, in spite of the fact that there was a ration for water in town.
Continue reading “Thankful Thursday: It’s not wrong, it’s different.”
Ever been on a double date with a couple that wasn’t calling themselves a couple yet?
Jacqueline and I were in South Korea for a conference, and our friends Clyde and Jenn were there as well. Continue reading “Shout-Out Friday: The Comers.”
I can’t be sure, but I think I was weaponized once.
I had finished my support presentation, and challenged folks to join with me financially and prayerfully to reach students with the gospel. They had committed to give monthly toward that goal.
Then, out of nowhere, they commissioned me to be God’s answer to prayer regarding their wealthy next-door neighbors. Continue reading “Being referred to wealthy non-Christian neighbors.”
You know what my kid is really good at doing? Pooping in his pants. You know what he is not good at doing? Anything quietly.
As I type this, both children are Continue reading “Never Underestimate the Speed of a Toddler: a support appointment tale.”