Seven Questions to Help You Examine Your Heart
God keeps reminding me that just because something looks or sounds spiritual on the surface doesn’t mean it is. We have all been around someone who knows the right spiritual-sounding…
Five Years of Finding Simplicity: Choosing God’s Wisdom Over My Own
This month marks five years since I officially became an author. After years of writing and editing, my first book, Finding Simplicity, was launched into the world. Of course, March…
Where the River Flows
Last year, my area of the country experienced a dry spell. We had very little rain for months. Gardens were struggling. The grass turned a brown shade and barely grew,…
Four Responses to the LIGHT of Christmas
What is the darkest place you have been? When I think of darkness, I think of the first time I arrived in Liberia, driving to our lodging at night. In…
We are Free. Let’s Live Like it!
Have you ever felt trapped? Stuck? Like you had nowhere to go, and there was no way out? One night, when I lived next door to my parents, a bird…
There is a Time for Silence
There is an appointed time for everything. There is a time for every event under heaven—A time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and…
Lessons from Abigail: Learning to Maximize Your Influence
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. — King Solomon Too often, we equate one’s ability to make an impact with one’s position or…
A Missing Christmas Tradition: Learning More about Advent
I, like most of you, have Christmas traditions I follow each Christmas season. I enjoy pulling out decorations and brightening up my home with Christmas cheer. Baking, eating good food,…
Better Together
“Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.” – King Solomon One of the biggest lies we can believe is that I must do…
Stepping Out Into Your Calling
“Calling” is one of those words that people interpret in many different ways. Some think of calling as being set apart for ministry; some believe all people have a calling….