Most of you know that I'm a ridiculous fan of music. I love listening to it, singing it, and especially writing it! Every once and a while a song grabs me. And when a song grabs me...it dominates me. There are some songs in my life that every time I listen to them I either shed a tear or explode with joy...

Recently I signed our high school group up to participate in a 30 hour famine. I've never been a part of one before, and I was very interested to see what its all about. I received a box in the mail full of cds, dvds, posters, flyers, and booklets the other day, and my heart what deeply saddened. See, the core of 30 hour famine is great...

I'm tired of talking about Jesus in hypotheticals. "Jesus can change your life"...hypothetically. "Jesus can calm your storm"...hypothetically. "Jesus can save your friends and family"...hypothetically...

More Christmas. More Christmas. More Christmas! All Christmas season I couldn't get that little phrase out of my head! Pastor Dave told us every week that he firmly believes we need more Christmas in our lives, and that message kept reasonating in my heart over and over and over. In my life when something is on my heart I simply have to pick up a guitar and write a song...

What are you passionate about? What is God asking you to do? Sometimes we get so overwhelmed with the thought of God using us. I can't do it. What if God asks too much of me? I don't even know where to start...and on and on. We want to change the world, but it becomes too big and too overwhelming.

In the midst of chaos and pain, God calls us to have a childlike faith...and simply rest in Him.