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You Have Permission For This
There’s a distinct point of time when I snap.
I don’t mean that I snap my fingers to a happy chorus. Nope.
I mean I snap like a dry twig. You can almost hear the cartoon-like crraaack.
My patience runs out. My face contorts. My tone hovers somewhere between irritable and infuriated. My words range from snarky to ...
Perfect Love Holds Us Through It All
“Sometimes God allows what He hates to accomplish what He loves.”
Those compelling words were shared by a woman who plummeted to the depths of suffering. Yet she did not allow the waves of pain to drown her. Instead, she chose to let God lift her from the bottom of that sea of despair.
Joni Eareckson Tada ...
Vacations and Worship: Can They Actually Go Together?
Is it just me or do you find it harder to connect with God while on holiday?
As someone who thrives on schedules, I enjoy time in the Word during my regular routine. But you know what happens on vacations? Or, more to the point, what doesn’t happen on vacations? Routine. That’s what.
Schedules and calendars melt ...
When Shame Keeps You In Hiding
As part of an online accountability group for a "healthy lifestyle," I’ve signed up for a few fairly awkward things. For one, I tell a group of about 20 people how much I weigh every day. Thankfully, others on the group “weigh in” too (literally speaking) so it’s not overly embarrassing.
Other things we do include ...
God Didn’t Wait—And Neither Should We
The doorbell does its thing just as I’m sitting down for lunch.
My daughter proclaims she “needs” a snack just as I’m starting work.
Okay, let’s get real here, nature calls with urgency just as I’m about to write that profound life-changing sentence.
We’re all familiar with pauses and interruptions in our daily routines. We know what it ...
Two Words God Laid On My Heart
I sometimes find myself standing before God 's throne like I’m at a Chinese fast food stall at a mall's food court waiting to get served.
Let me explain.
I can approach Bible reading like I’m there to get Hakka noodles and sweet and sour chicken plopped on my plate and say a quick, “Thank You, God," ...
No, This Is Not You
If you know me, you know I’m deeply committed to two of life's essentials: coffee and chocolate. Bring me some good quality dark chocolate and a strong cup o’ joe (sans the swirls, syrups, and sprinkles please) and we can be buddies for life.
My home bears evidence of this proclivity (okay, fine, it may be ...
5 Lessons From 50 Years Of Love
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, it seems like a good time to talk about love.
But what makes it an even better time—actually, no, the perfect time—is the story of two people who exchanged wedding rings on Valentine’s Day fifty years ago. And what makes it even more special is that I happen ...
Your Words Matter. Here’s Why.
My Instagram feed is flooded with fitness videos. The nebulous algorithm has figured out that yours truly wants to get healthy this new year. So, in addition to my regular feed of Christian content, I’m bombarded by reels urging me to “Do These Three Easy Moves To Get Fit in 30 Days.” What they don’t ...
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