Fugitive. The word glared at me, an accurate definition of how I’d been living my life for, well…all my life. I’d lived in a world wrapped up in Fear’s clutches and the need to do it all right. And when I didn’t, Shame told me I was no good. Doubt stepped in and made me … Read more
My brain was running like a hamster hyped up on caffeine, my stomach knotting up tight as I wrestled over this decision I had to make. If I said yes, it was going to require my time and quite a chunk of change. And if I said no I might miss out on an opportunity … Read more
Making space. That’s been my phrase lately. Making space in my home. Making space in my heart. Making space in my schedule. A few months ago I left my teaching job of two years to pursue writing full-time. I received a lot of support from my co-workers, close friends and family as I gave away … Read more
**This study is an invitation to talk about those hard questions our hearts have trouble asking. Is God good? Is He really in control of everything? Is He here? Is He really my priority? Through this study, I hope you gain some wisdom, but even more, gain the courage to ask God the hard questions … Read more
**This study is an invitation to talk about those hard questions our hearts have trouble asking. Is God good? Is He really in control of everything? Is He here? Is He really my priority? Through this study, I hope you gain some wisdom, but even more, gain the courage to ask God the hard questions … Read more
**This study is an invitation to talk about those hard questions our hearts have trouble asking. Is God good? Is He really in control of everything? Is He here? Is He really my priority? Through this study, I hope you gain some wisdom, but even more, gain the courage to ask God the hard questions … Read more
**This study is an invitation to talk about those hard questions our hearts have trouble asking. Is God good? Is He really in control of everything? Is He here? Is He really my priority? Through this study, I hope you gain some wisdom, but even more, gain the courage to ask God the hard questions … Read more
We come from a culture that tells us to keep moving forward, keep doing, keep growing. And that’s good. But we also need time to rest and process. Time to let our hearts catch up to the racing pace we’ve been keeping. Time to seek the Lord and rest in Him.So as you embark on this celebration and cross the stage to shake hands and walk away with your degree, I hope you take these things to heart–things I’ve learned these last few years out here in the “real world.”
One of the things I love most about studying the Bible is letting my imagination fill in the gaps as people encountered the Lord. Their emotions, their struggle, their journey to believing. With Easter just hours away, I wanted to look at how people were affected by the resurrection. What would it have been like … Read more
**Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.** Rachelle Dekker wrote in her Seer Series* that life is a series of forgetting and remembering. Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of forgetting. I could blame … Read more