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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 ...

Come and See—An Easter Reflection

One of my favorite jewelry pieces is a cross pendant my parents gifted me for my 21st birthday. More than two decades later, I still treasure the gift. It's delicate and pretty, but I love it because it represents something intrinsically central to my faith—the cross of Calvary. As Christians, our church services and our meditations often ...

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," ...
MEET SUSAN

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