Overflowing Grace

All in? Or, all out? Ain't nobody got time to walk the line. All hot? Or, all cold? What is lukewarm anyways? Who do you say that I am? Who do I say that You are? Sometimes I am totally obedient. But most of the time only part. If I'm not all in...then what am I? And who are You? I'm thinking a lot about obedience these days and realizing that many times I am being only partially obedient, not willing to fully surrender and give up control.  Partial obedience really means that I am not being obedient.  If someone tells you to bring spaghetti to a dinner party and you bring grilled cheese, even though you are still contributing and bringing something good, it would probably throw off the entire planned meal.  It doesn't matter if it is the most amazing grilled cheese you have ever tasted, it is still not spaghetti.  It isn't about just bringing something good to the table, there is a bigger picture involved. As I sit here in Kona, I find mysel...

Every Tuesday night, we have a Mission Builder's meeting, much like church, with worship and a speaker.  It is a time that we can spend together to hang out and get to know each other more, which really helps to unify our large group of about 90 people. At our first meeting, the speaker shared about the history and the logistics of YWAM.  It is always good to know the history and the core values of a ministry, and why they do what they do, when you are working for them.  I was really impressed to learn about how this huge, world-wide ministry has set up a solid system of checks and balances to make sure there is accountability at every level of leadership in the organization.  From the ministry side at the different schools to the business side of running an international ministry, everyone is checked by and held accountable to someone, which I think is a huge key to staying on track in the Christian faith. The speaker was also encouraging us to use our three mon...

I am sitting here, my second day in Hawaii as volunteer at University of the Nations, I am so thankful and nostalgic thinking about my first visit to YWAM-Kona.  But first, let me back up to a year before that. In April 2014, I was with Ad Deum in New York City for an amazing event called Project Dance. Project Dance is a three day event for dancers that has a free outdoor concert with the intention to bless the city that particular city.  The first Project Dance was held just off of Time Square in NYC after the 9/11 attacks.  Cheryl Cutlip, the founder, had the desire to bring hope back to the city by putting on an outdoor concert.  Since that first event, Project Dance has exploded to cities all over the world.  You should check out their website to see if there is an event near you this year! That particular year, I met a girl from another dance company named Sarah, and we happened to start talking about our interest in possibly participating in a YWAM ...