When You Can’t Pray Any More — 10 Reasons to Keep Praying
When was the last time you grew weary in prayer and wanted to quit? Maybe you’ve been praying for a prodigal who seems farther from God than ever. Or for a spouse whose heart seems to grow harder and colder. Perhaps you’re in a season of unemployment, infertility, or...
Are You Experiencing These Surprising Symptoms of Sin Sickness?
“Being convicted by the Holy Spirit is like being nibbled to death by a duck.” I’m not sure who penned this powerful quote, but it’s one example of how the Holy Spirit works in our hearts to deliver us from sin. Conviction of sin isn’t a popular topic for a blog post,...
Let’s Get Personal — An Exciting Update
Greetings, friends, Whoosh! This is the best word to describe the last six months of my life. Yours too? Now that most covid restrictions have lifted, we’re back to full-steam ahead and life’s a bullet train on a fast track. But today, let’s linger a bit. Pull up a...
Walking in the Shoes of a Sinful Woman
Have you ever known someone who knew everything about you . . . but loved you anyway? That was Jesus. I’d heard him preach. Lots of times, from a distance. He talked about the kingdom of heaven, and oh, he made it sound so wonderful – like he’d been...
The Antidote to Cure Our Complaining Heart
Oh, how we love to complain. It's our default setting whenever something doesn't go our way. And we're not alone. I’ve been reading through the book of Exodus in my quest to read the Bible in a year. Almost without fail, every time the children of Israel had a need,...
One Truth to Make Us Brave
I’m not brave. You won’t catch me parasailing off the back of a cruise ship, rappelling down a mountain, or jumping out of an airplane. When my girls were little, I wouldn’t even ride the kiddie roller coaster with them at the fair. “If you want to ride THAT ride,” I...