by Jessica Beckman | Jul 11, 2019 | 2018-19, Blog Archive, Faith, Life/Relationships, NET Ministries |
As a Highly Sensitive Person, I’m always some degree of overwhelmed. No, I’m not talking about crying at dying squirrels or sad movies. I’m not that type of sensitive, although I tend to feel all of my feels deeply. I mean Sensory Processing Sensitivity, “an increased...
by Emma Chaplin | Jun 27, 2019 | 2018-19, Blog Archive, Faith, Life/Relationships, NET Ministries
“A mature Christian is always discerning.” -Fr. Brian Park, NET Ministries Chaplain *Disclaimer: This blog post isn’t going to be that practical. If you want steps for discernment, you won’t find them here. There are already a lot of great resources when it comes to...
by Allie Ives | Jun 20, 2019 | 2018-19, Blog Archive, Life/Relationships, NET Ministries
When I think of the word authentic, I think real, vulnerable, honest. And that used to be terrifying to me, because I just wanted to hide. I wanted to hide behind the perfect persona that I had built around myself. It has taken me so many years, so much time, so many...
by Tarena Ubel | Jun 13, 2019 | 2018-19, Blog Archive, NET Ministries
We were running, running as fast as we could to the unknown. Never in my life had I seen anything like it. Never in my life had I been running so fast to see it. A long way in the distance was a glimmering, moving, seemingly monstrous thing that was uncontrollable and...
by NET Ministries | May 30, 2019 | 2018-19, Blog Archive, Faith, NET Ministries
About four years ago, I was beginning my first year of missionary work with NET Ministries. I wrote the reflection below in adoration one evening during training. The scripture from 1 Corinthians 4:10 jumped off the page at me: “We are the Messiah’s...
by NET Ministries | May 23, 2019 | 2018-19, Blog Archive, Culture, NET Ministries
Just over a month ago, the world watched in horror as fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral. The image of the great spire falling still gives me chills. Parisians gathered in the street, mourning for the lost, and praying that the flames might not entirely destroy the...
