Perseverance

https://akernelforchrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/On-the-Pursuit-of-Persistence.mp3 Memorizing Bible verses became a way of life for me by the time I turned three.My mother diligently taught me a new verse every week. Nothing meant more to …

https://akernelforchrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/On-Blooming-Where-Youre-Planted.mp3 I first came across the short story “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry in my Math class. While the teacher wrestled with complex numbers on the blackboard, I snuck a …

https://akernelforchrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/On-the-Supreme-Ministry-of-Motherhood.mp3 There was a time in my life, not long ago, when I worked twelve to fourteen hours a day.A few months after our wedding, I decided to pursue a …

https://akernelforchrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/On-the-Matter-of-Insipid-Prayers.mp3 I’ve been a parent for a little over three years. In the months leading up to the second year, I worried (unnecessarily) over why it was taking Joseph a …

https://akernelforchrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/On-Quarantine-Weight-and-Concealed-Sins.mp3 “No way I am wearing this.”“This won’t fit.”“Ummm… No way this is going to make the cut.”“This one? Nope. This would have been an option thirty cookies ago.”“Achu, please. …

https://akernelforchrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/On-the-Spiritual-Discipline-of-Eating.mp3 I haven’t been gardening for very long.I discovered the joy of gardening just last year when my mother came to Austria to help me before the birth of my …