Keep Some Things Sacred
In: Blog, personal, perspective 23 commentsI want to take a picture of them, if only 3 backs, to capture this moment. My children, wearing God’s hands, serving strangers. Their smiles that reflect a contented heart. Their words whispered in low tones when they pass me on the way to get more food on plates to sit in front of hungry [...]
READ MORE »Don’t Get Used to It
In: Blog, personal, perspective 26 commentsThe real danger is not in our I quit moments of life. It’s in the moments that take us there. Because the truth is, by the time it’s over, no more, I’m done words are said, they have been words long in the making. This is true of marriage, parenting, God, friendship, life. the dozens [...]
READ MORE »Hold on. Let Go.
In: Blog, personal, perspective 36 commentsToday, as I fly to Nashville to brainstorm with other ministry leaders about helping the church reach a younger generation of women, my thoughts are on my own 20something experience. How great it was. How hard it was. How I ran from Jesus, found my way back, and determined to stop running, for good. I [...]
READ MORE »Labels {I don’t like them}
In: Blog, personal 47 commentsI have decided to forgive Canada’s leading spiritual talk show host, Drew Marshall, for what he called me last week, in our radio interview. A God blogger. It is not that the title is offensive. I have, in fact, been called much worse. =) It is also not that the title is not true. I [...]
READ MORE »When People Don’t Get You
In: Blog, growth, personal 10 commentsThe memory is forever etched in my heart. I was 17. It was summer youth camp. God had been stirring in me, in a way I didn’t fully understand. What was happening inside me was real. And I could not hold it in. It came out in massive soul heaves on stage, the last night [...]
READ MORE »Back to the Beginning
In: Blog, Holy Spirit, personal, Word of God 1 commentI recently had a conversation with God that went something like this… Me: “God, I want to know you more. I want to know more about You and Your Word. Please show me where to read and what to read so I can experience growth on a different level.”God: “Ok, then. Go back to the [...]
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