Authentic Faith

This is a series that I have been thinking about doing a lot lately, and I am really excited to finally be jumping into it. As you can...

I have this vivid memory from last fall: my friend and I were sitting on the top of my car, watching the sunset from the top of a hill,...

For those of you who went to school with me before I graduated, you are probably way  too familiar with the term “growth mindset”. For...

I’ve noticed in the last few years that the word “intentional” is a real buzzword in Christian community. I see it used mostly in the...

I’m sure that you have all heard the phrase “comparison is the thief of joy”. This is often seen as an over-repeated cliche, but this is...

Ever since I started this blog two and a half years ago, I’ve been keeping a list of all of the different ideas that I’ve wanted to talk...

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but there is so much to talk about! I’ve been writing all about camp since August, and I...

When I originally started this series, back in August, I didn’t imagine that it would carry all the way into Christmas, but the more I...

Every Wednesday night at camp this summer, each cabin had a bonfire after that night’s chapel. We always had so much fun making s'mores,...

One thing that I learned all throughout this last summer is that kids are always more capable than you think they are. Especially here in...

Wow, I can’t believe it’s already November! Camp ended about three months ago, and it is so wild to think about what has changed in this...

Some of my most fond memories from camp are the intentional moments that I have had with my campers. Although campers love all of the fun...

Wow, I can’t believe it is already October! Camp already feels like a past life, yet I still have so many vivid memories: laughing in the...

One of the hardest parts about being a camp counselor is the fact that you only have a week to be able to impact your campers. During...

Looking back, this story that I am about to share was one of the most impactful moments I had this summer. Even though the story itself...

If you’re a consistent Authentic Faith  reader, you know that I spent this summer serving as a counselor for a Christian camp. The last...

Welcome back to Authentic Faith ! For those of you that know me personally, you know that I just recently got back from a Christian...

Welcome back to the Authentic Faith  summer series! This has been such a blessing to be able to write this series, because camp is...

Welcome back to Authentic Faith’s summer series! This next topic is something that attracts a pretty specific group of people, but it has...

Welcome back to this year’s summer series! If you missed the last post , I am taking a different route, and introducing a more personal...