An Open Letter to Mr. Trump
Dear Mr. Trump, Yesterday a man, Brandon Stanton, whom I admire posted a letter to you. He reminded me that taking a stand against you and your ideologies of racism, sexism, and violence is not a political one, but a moral one. In so doing, he reminded me of the power of my own voice. It’s […]
The World Is Scary as Hell. Live Anyway.
We live in a world where people are murdered, at schools, in concerts, in Paris, and in war. Shootings have become a part of our headlines, cancer and other diseases continue to claim lives, and chances are we have lost someone that we love. I have seen my fair share of evil in this world, […]
Why me and a broken finger go together like PB & J.
About five weeks ago I was playing flag football, when I was trying to pull off someone’s flag my finger got wrapped up in their shirt and twisted my finger. It came out hurting pretty badly and looking like this. Of course, was initial reaction was like “cool” this will make a good story. And then, […]
Dear Church, the World Isn’t Getting Worse.
It’s easy to think that the world is getting worse. Especially in the light of the recent events: shootings in Oregon, the earthquakes in Nepal, our current presidential candidates (joking, kind of). The media feasts on the stories of war, disasters, and deranged killers. What the media fails to cover, often times, are the good […]
Syrian Refugees, Walls, and Fear: What Needs to be Said.
I think it’s easy to get scared when we think about the future. What if Trump becomes president? What if ISIS takes over America? What if China becomes more powerful than America? What if the world ends? People are scared. They’re scared of the end times, of illness, of finances, of relationships, of the next […]
Why Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) still happens today.
I wrote this blog in October 2012, and FGM still happens today. See what you can do to get involved and see an end to this practice “Is there female circumcision in America?” Nearly every day I get asked this question at schools in Kenya, and it always takes me off guard. A large part […]
He Used To Buy Girls, Until He Met Jena
This blog was written by one of my dear friends Jena Foster after meeting a John at the bars in Thailand. It’s such an amazing story that I cannot help but repost it. I met Sean a month ago. It was a rainy afternoon in Chiang Mai, and my Beauty for Ashes team waited for […]
Why Jesus Wouldn’t Be Picketing Planned Parenthood.
Something makes me die a little bit inside is each time I see a Christian living up the reputation of being judgmental. There is a vein of Christian media out there that loves of saying what they are against: gay marriage, abortion, sex outside of marriage, yoga, any other religion, democrats… etc. A prime example of […]
7 Reasons Why We Need Men to End Human Trafficking.
This blog is in NO WAY intended to shame men, instead, empower them to see what incredible value they bring to the fight against human trafficking. The other day I posted a video about how two organizations very dear to my heart are partnering up to stop human trafficking (you can watch it here.) Afterwards, […]
Why it’s Better to Give than Receive
Have you ever heard the phrase it is better to give than receive? Yeah, I remember hearing that all the time as a kid, especially around Christmas time. Giving was the message in all those wonderful, sappy Christmas movies and the phrase echoed by the adults around me. My mom would hand me a wrapped […]