With Thanksgiving coming up this week, our collective thoughts turn to gratitude. It's a good reminder every year, asking us to look at our lives and see that in spite of our daily stresses and tragedies we do all have many, …
Why Water Turned to Wine Encourages Me
Recently, a friend asked me to speak to her teen girls class at church. I gladly agreed, then panicked over whether or not I had anything relevant to say to them! But as I started pray, I knew I wanted to talk about an issue …
Those Reconciliation Verses in Matthew
I'm reading through the gospels right now--all four at the same time. An interesting exercise, to say the least. That's why I sometimes love to read scripture in different kinds of chucks, causing it to bump up against …
Restless by Jennie Allen
For the past 13 months I've been floundering. In my personal life. In my professional life. For the first time in many, many years I feel . . . directionless. So when I read this blog …
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What My Son’s Summer Internship Taught Me About Living the Christian LIfe
Our youngest son spent his summer interning for our state representative, Scott Turner. Scott's an awesome man who we've had the privilege to know since his candidate days. Our son, a political science major, wanted to …
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To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain by Matt Chandler
I don't read a ton of "Christian living" type books. I won't go into all my reasons why. But on occasion I'll get a Holy Spirit unction to read something. I generally find when this happens that the book speaks to exactly …
Waiting for the Pieces to Fall into Place
I've felt all summer that I'm standing at the cusp of a life change. Part of that has been knowing that I would truly have an empty nest come fall instead of the anticipation of one coming home to live again in December. Part …
Waiting Here for You — Christy Nockels
This song runs through my head a lot these days as I wait on the Lord. I want to wait not with a focus on myself--my wants or my needs--but with my hands lifted high in praise to my God. …
Oswald Chambers quote
Just something I often think about: …