God Wants You To Be Happy (And Holy)
Newsflash: God didn't call you into a joyless existence. It isn't a sin to want to be happy. God wants you to be happy and holy.
Rediscovering The Lost Art of Sabbath
Sabbath. For years, when I heard that word, I would think of somber people. Men with beards and long robes, women with downcast eyes, something both ancient and solemn. I would think of not being able to go to the mall on Sunday, “blue laws”, and sitting in a wooden pew with a thin burnt...
The Broken Becomes Beautiful
To be honest, the older I get, the more I realize my need for Jesus. I realized the dark, diseased spots on my heart were like cancer. And that without Christ, I was dead.
What’s Your Dream?
I just got off the phone with one of my dear friends. I hadn’t talked to her in years. There’s nothing quite like catching up with an old friend. Even though you don’t see them often, it’s like slipping back into an easy rhythm. Finding out how the unfinished sentences and dreams end. When I...
Fear Not {part three}
Can you imagine living without fear? For many people, fear is the snake in the grass. It’s the unexpected horror on a summer day that strikes when as they’ve walking barefoot and carefree. It’s the bite on the heel, the sinister sound of a rattle that makes their blood turn into lead. It cripples them....
Fear Not {part two}
A life of self-protection really isn't a life at all. It's a cheap carbon copy of one. Part two in talking about fear.
Fear Not {part one}
I’ve been revisiting old blog posts lately. Rereading the words that spilled from my soul this last year. I’m sharing part of a series that really helped change my life. The post was written a year ago but I was 80 miles and a thousand emotions away from the place I’m at now. I’ve added...
