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The Answer To Exhaustion Is Not This
A couple of days ago, I read about one of the world’s strangest contests: The 10th Annual “Space Out” Competition held in South Korea.
Contestants who enter the “arena” are required to “zone out” for 90 minutes. Essentially, they need to prove they are the best at doing…wait for it… absolutely nothing.
That includes no chatting, no ...
What a Google Review Revealed About My Worth
A few weeks ago, I’d taken my daughter out for lunch at a fancy-ish restaurant. After we polished off our Korean fried chicken and our delicious mango mocktails, I asked the server for our bill. I was all set to leave him a generous tip when he asked me to write a Google review for ...
It’s Good To Remember Your Story
When it comes to identity, most Christian articles and books focus on our new being in Christ. And rightly so. We are “redeemed,” “beloved,” “cherished,” “children of God,” “holy,” “chosen,” and have access to so much more. We revel in our new birth secured for us by the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
But in ...
What You’re Doing Matters
A younger person would likely start this blog post with the letters TBH. Which for the uninitiated stands for, "to be honest."
In other words, this is a bit of a soul-baring post.
I’ve been writing blog posts for a long time now. My writing journey sometimes feels like I'm wearing too-big-for-me gum boots and trudging through ...
You Have Permission For This
There’s a distinct point of time when I snap.
I don’t mean that I snap my fingers to a happy chorus. Nope.
I mean I snap like a dry twig. You can almost hear the cartoon-like crraaack.
My patience runs out. My face contorts. My tone hovers somewhere between irritable and infuriated. My words range from snarky to ...
Perfect Love Holds Us Through It All
“Sometimes God allows what He hates to accomplish what He loves.”
Those compelling words were shared by a woman who plummeted to the depths of suffering. Yet she did not allow the waves of pain to drown her. Instead, she chose to let God lift her from the bottom of that sea of despair.
Joni Eareckson Tada ...
Vacations and Worship: Can They Actually Go Together?
Is it just me or do you find it harder to connect with God while on holiday?
As someone who thrives on schedules, I enjoy time in the Word during my regular routine. But you know what happens on vacations? Or, more to the point, what doesn’t happen on vacations? Routine. That’s what.
Schedules and calendars melt ...
When Shame Keeps You In Hiding
As part of an online accountability group for a "healthy lifestyle," I’ve signed up for a few fairly awkward things. For one, I tell a group of about 20 people how much I weigh every day. Thankfully, others on the group “weigh in” too (literally speaking) so it’s not overly embarrassing.
Other things we do include ...
Come and See—An Easter Reflection
One of my favorite jewelry pieces is a cross pendant my parents gifted me for my 21st birthday. More than two decades later, I still treasure the gift. It's delicate and pretty, but I love it because it represents something intrinsically central to my faith—the cross of Calvary.
As Christians, our church services and our meditations often ...
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