The Scale is Not The Boss of You
If only we would stop listening to our measuring sticks and scales and start listening to our promises.
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What is the Secret Miracle of Marriage (And About Marriage Renewal Vows)
Marriage is never an accomplishment to be proud of but a miracle to give thanks for.
When We Don’t Feel Strong Enough for Our Own Lives
I am a complete version of me because no willpower or positive thinking or bootstrap mentality will ever complete what grace has already done.
The Key to Loving Your Actual People
Giving freely, when done in the context of the other practices, has a way of binding hearts, because it is done out of seeing and knowing the person right in front of us.
When a Cussing, Drug-Addicted Mom Shows Up at Your Church
The highlight reel of even the very best earthbound stories will pale in comparison to our resurrected future.
When We All Need A Song of Hope
We are not failures, not un-beautiful, not unworthy after all.
Traveling a Winding Road from our Suburbs to our Sahara: Going Global as an Ordinary Person
It starts with us—ordinary, regular us—taking one step, then two, and then a hundred small steps in an intentional direction.
What You Kinda Long For: The Grace of Letting Go of Having It All Together
Will I trust God and His promises, power, wisdom, and love, or will I proudly turn to my own resources to manage my life?
What About When God Doesn’t Remove the Hard Thing?
Just because God does not remove the thorn doesn’t mean He’s not using it for our good and for His glory.
Why It’s Okay to Let Yourself Be Seen: Living Life Undefended
Authenticity means eliminating the gap between your inner belief and what you reveal to the outside world—in other words, letting your true self be seen.
How God Meets Every Single Need
Just as I personally had learned to trust Him as I walked through a season of grief, our family would learn to trust God during a season of need.
When You Don’t Have It All Together: How to Live a Flourishing Life [For the Day after Independence Day]
A flourishing human existence finds its source of power in God and is demonstrated through a life of love.
one key to walking through suffering
God invites our questions and pleadings rather than our despair and silence.
