Telling others about Jesus. It’s a subject often talked about in church circles. We spend a lot of time and energy coming up with handy tutorials, catchy acronyms, and sticky reminders on how to best share the Gospel. And, while all of that can be tremendously helpful, nothing compares to simply telling others about what…
I heard a small part of a podcast the other day and cringed. The podcaster was interviewing a woman who clearly had very strong opinions about what she was saying. Strong alone would have been fine, but her words were laced with vitriol and dripping with venom. Her tone was aggressive and combative. It felt…
It was the season of hayrides, corn mazes, and Halloween. I was roughly 7-years old when my parents, my younger brother, and I boarded an old yellow school bus that had been salvaged from a junk yard to give people rides to a small pumpkin farm. I was excited, young, and naïve. I truly thought…
Have you ever noticed that the Bible is full of “impossible” stories? Had they been published in an ancient newspaper, I can imagine some of the bold headlines reading: ~Noah and His Family Survive Destructive Worldwide Flood! ~Puny Shepherd Boy Annihilates Battle-Hardened Giant! ~Man Trapped Overnight with Lions Lives to Tell About It! ~EMPTY Tomb…
Going against the flow isn’t easy. Generally, it’s much simpler to keep your head down, do your best to fit in, and cater to the crowd, isn’t it? But what if that’s not God’s best for us in the moment? There was a woman in Luke 7 who took going against the flow to another…
Do you feel like God cares about your hopes and dreams? It’s sometimes hard to imagine He does when your current day-to-day life looks nothing like what you’d hoped or imagined. Years ago, at the young age of 24, I found myself divorced with two small children to care for. Not what I’d hoped for…
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