Have you ever had a really rough week? That’s been our home over the last few weeks. I am currently on day 9 of a massive migraine. I’ve had two visits to the ER with very few answers – and very little relief. Yesterday, my nephew was in a horrific car accident and has a…
I just finished reading Living Fearless by Jamie Winship. Winship has spent his life working as a militant peacemaker, a law enforcement officer called to help the most hardened criminals see Christ. He believes his God-given identity of militant peacemaker has allowed him to live his life fearlessly. Over the course of his life and career,…
******* Give Away Alert******** There’s a cute new movie coming out Friday (although it looks like a few theaters around me are showing it tomorrow)! Dreamworks presents The Wild Robot. Watch trailer here. Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named Roz must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Building relationships with the native…
But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority. Acts 5;29 I think we all know we need to obey God. We might even acknowledge that obeying God takes precedence over obeying men, even though that can get a little dicey at times. But have we ever really thought…
Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3 Miracles. Miracles of restoration. Miracles of purpose. That’s what has been on my mind for the last two months. I believe wholeheartedly God has laid these words on my heart for 2024. My mind…
Have you ever encountered something and immediately known it was life-changing? That’s where I find myself today. I’ve shared about this crazy journey God has been leading me on in my professional life. Several weeks ago, I walked away from a very comfortable salary and a team that I absolutely love. However, I knew without…
Do a mighty work in me, Lord, so you can do a mighty work through me. I will never forget falling to my knees and praying that very prayer. I’ll be honest. My pride prevented me from seeing how much work God needed to do in me before He could work through me. I was at the…
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. Psalm 139:14 You may be thinking my title is awfully self-centered. To think an entire year is all about me sounds so contrary to the message of the Bible. However, that’s my focus for 2024. Before you shut me…
“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19 A new year is upon us. Let’s be honest: I…
Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance. “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.” Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see…
My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10 This week, I was listening to a sermon on the anointing of God. The preacher, Dick Foth, mentioned he used to have a radio show in which he used the tagline, “It’s time to wake up and live!” That simple phrase completely…
Throughout my years of writing about divorce, I have advocated for men and women who have found themselves in toxic and destructive marriages. Since I write from a Christian perspective, I often find people holding to the sanctity of marriage. I have no problem with that. I am a firm believer in one man, one…