I was scrolling through Facebook the other day, and there it was: another picture of people I know having a blast without me. Not to be a total baby about it, but I was so sad. Disappointed. Why hadn’t they thought of me? What had I done to not get an invitation? I’ve dealt with this for years. Haven’t you? You find people you love to be with and yet they always seem to prefer to be with people ... View Post
Is God Pleased with You?
This morning, curled up in the corner of my usual quiet-time space, my workbook to Beth Moore’s The Quest Bible Study open on my lap, a question sprung off the page and stumped me: Do you struggle to imagine God smiling on you? I thought about it, took a sip of my warm vanilla coffee, and wrote down my honest answer. Dutifully, I kept going, and read Exodus 33. Moses and God are having a ... View Post
If you want the church to change, go and be the church
When was the last time you were involved in a heated discussion about the church? Maybe it was about your home church and something that drives you crazy. Or maybe some “crazy Christian” made a comment that offended you and a discussion ensued about how “the church” is a hot mess. I’ve witnessed and been a part of lengthy debates regarding the church. These discussions have been regarding the ... View Post
Guest Post: Love Letter from God
My Dear Sweet Child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you (Ps 139:1). I know when you sit down and when you rise up (Ps 139:2). I am familiar with all your ways (Ps 139:3). Even the very hairs on your head are numbered (Mt 10:29-31). For you were made in my image (Gen 1:27). In me, you live and move and have your being (Ac 17:28). For you are my offspring (Ac 17:28). I knew ... View Post
Waiting in the Womb: How God Births Miracles from the Barren
In Genesis we are introduced to Sarah, who becomes the mother of all Israel. With her begins God's promise that someday Abraham's descendants will outnumber the stars in the sky. God's promise to Abraham can't work without a womb. And the woman whose womb He has been chosen is barren. Sarah is beyond middle age when the promise is first spoken, and twenty-five years later when the promise ... View Post
The Busy Believer’s Guide to Bible Binging
I wasn’t always a Bible Binger. I used to open the Bible, slide my fingers across the silky pages and get ready to be transformed. I’d read a few words, maybe a chapter, and – BOOM – bored. So I’d put it back on the shelf and go back to trying to be a good Christian, even with the nagging feeling I was missing something. You know the feeling, like you should be doing something… That feeling ... View Post
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