When life gets crazy, remember to look up! Words to encourage you to remember that God has your back.
This post contains an affiliate link. For my full disclosure policy, please click here. If you are looking for an easy read on the subject of prayer, peruse no farther. Prayer is such a lofty topic, this whole talking to God, the creator of the universe, thing. It is intimidating … Click here to read entire post…
“We live in a culture that glorifies busy. Our culture equates busy and fast with importance and success.” This is what Shauna Neiquist told my women’s Bible study group a couple of weeks ago, via her video study, “Living Life Together.” Well, this is paraphrased from the notes that I took … Click here to read entire post…
I have sat down at my laptop countless times this past month to write an election post. Each time, the screen stared back at me with its blinking cursor as I tried to formulate coherent thoughts that would translate well into words and into your hearts. I was unable to. … Click here to read entire post…
“Tsk, tsk, tsk…” Mrs. Unger made a noise as she looked at me with a scowl and squashed my hair down flat, only to have it bounce back up again, not a hair out of place, when she released her hand. To be fair, it was the late 80s, era … Click here to read entire post…
Here is the verse mapping for Lamentations 3:19-24. Please scroll past photos to read my thoughts. One night at the beginning of the summer, I had trouble falling asleep and had pulled an all-nighter. I was sitting on the couch reading, around 5:00 am, when I caught a glimpse of … Click here to read entire post…
“We have turned our backs on God but still blame Him when things don’t go our way.” I hurriedly wrote this quote down on the corner of my church bulletin this past Sunday. Our pastor is on vacation and our youth pastor, Chris, is in the middle of a great … Click here to read entire post…
This post contains an affiliate link. For my full disclosure policy, please click here. When Lysa Terkeurst announced that she was releasing a new book entitled, “Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely,” my first thought was, “Cool. A new book. But, I doubt I’ll … Click here to read entire post…
As I closed my eyes, I gripped the sweaty hands of my kiddos, who were sitting on their knees along each side of me. I stole a peak at the both of them, as well as my 18 year old cousin, who was holding each of their hands as … Click here to read entire post…
Last week, I started back up with my Bible verse mapping. (For more info on how to verse map, please read this post) I wanted to share this one today. I have been working my way through Lisa Harper’s latest Bible study on Mark and she referred to 2 Peter … Click here to read entire post…
This post contains affiliate links. For my full disclosure policy, please click here. Jeff Bethke closes out his latest book, “It’s Not What You Think: Why Christianity Is About So Much More Than Going To Heaven When You Die,” by saying, “…By the time you reach the last page, … Click here to read entire post…