About That Time I Jumped Out of an Airplane
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I don’t have a bucket list. But if I did, jumping out of an airplane wouldn’t be on it.
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Grace for the Dormant Season
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We want leaves and flowers. But sometimes what we have are only bare branches.
Read MoreOn a personal note
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You may have noticed things have been a little quiet around here. They have. I hope you’ll forgive me and extend a little grace. I’ve been ...
Read MoreDo you need somewhere to stake your hope in 2021?
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All the unknowns in my life and in our crazy world, come to rest in this truth. God is sovereign. I am not.
Read MoreAn Epic Conspiracy
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Conspiracy theories are at an all-time high. I’m not here to argue about real news or fake news. I’m here to tell you some good news.
Read MoreOur Forever Hope
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This place feels like home. We’ve made it beyond liveable, we’ve made it comfortable. As our well-being is threatened, we’re reminded, Oh yeah! This isn’t our forever home. Let me encourage you with this…
Read MoreBrave Enough to Bare Our Scars: Healing from Sexual Abuse
/Gulping back tears, I made my way toward the back, searching for an empty seat. As I walked that lonely aisle I made myself a silent promise, “I will never tell anyone again!”
Read MoreI Made a Deal With God
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I made a deal with God. I never actually spoke it out loud, but it went something like this:
Read MoreTo You Who Doubt God's Love
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Sometimes we doubt God’s love. Circumstances. Challenges. Unanswered prayers. Life shattering events. Sometimes the rug gets pulled out from under our lives, and we get the wind knocked out of us. Maybe you’re wondering if God loves you.
Read MoreUnexpected Freedom
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The man startled awake when he heard the sound of his name coming from the courtyard above. He raised himself to an elbow, then sat up on the dirt floor. He rubbed his face with the rags dangling from his arms. What day is it? How long have I been in this stinking prison? Again, the crowd was shouting his name…
Read MoreNothing to Hide - My Story
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“It took so much courage for you to expose yourself like that!” commented a dear woman after I spoke at an event. Hmmmm… It never occurred to me that I was “exposing myself”.
Read MorePlanting Seeds
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We can’t determine how much fruit will come from our labor. We can only WAIT for it. In the waiting, it’s not just the seed that grows, but also our faith, our trust. Our self-confidence shifts to God-confidence.
Read MoreGlorious Suffering
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Glorious suffering - two words I wouldn’t pair together. I’ll take glorious victory, freedom, grace, or blessing, thank you very much! I’d even settle for a glorious sunset. I’ll pass on the suffering though. I’m not interested in lingering in the painful, the hard, the bitter. Glorious suffering? Is that even a thing?
Read MoreSecond Annual Birthday Post
/“Wherever you are, be all there! Live to the hilt of every situation you believe to be the will of God.” - Jim Elliot
Read MoreA Thrill of Hope
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God knew that all our climbing would never ever get us close to Him. So He came down to us. The religious people of Jesus’ day couldn’t offer rest. They could only crack their whips and demand, “More!” Jesus offers rest because He CAN. He can offer rest because He ALREADY BORE the heavy load.
Read MoreEvery Scar a Story
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Stitches hurt. They leave a scar. And they tell a story. The stories in our scars encourage others and offer them hope and healing. But only when we let them get close enough to see them.
Read MoreSanding and Scars
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If it were up to us, most of us would erase, hide or cover up our scars, be they physical, mental or emotional… But maybe our scars are the very thing that God wants to use to resurrect the faith of someone else. Maybe our scars should be seen and celebrated because their stories tell of a God who has the power to bring life out of death, and beauty out of brokenness.
Read MoreThe Silence of Saturday
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The stench of death still lingered in the air. The loss was not simply a teacher and friend, but the one in whom they had placed all of their hopes and dreams. They had left homes, families, and occupations to follow this Jesus. The one whose body lay cold and lifeless in a garden tomb, sealed and guarded.
Read MoreGod's Verbs vs My Verbs
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We are permitted rest because the work, the labor, the battle, the combat – those belong to God.
Read MoreSnapshots - Sarah's Story
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Sarah, dear Sarah, of all of the women I have studied in the scriptures, I find in you my “kindred spirit”. In your life, I see my own questions, struggles, fears and weaknesses portrayed.
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