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What The Will Smith Incident Reveals About Human Beliefs
The world gasped in collective disbelief as Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars last week.
When the shock dissipated and clouds of “what just happened??!” lifted, the pervasive sentiment seemed to be “How could he?” or more specifically, “How could he get away with that?”
While Will Smith has since apologized and resigned from the ...
This Truth Steadies Us Through Transitions
Over the last 20 years, change has woven itself into the fabric of my life sometimes seamlessly and, at other times, in big, ugly clumps.
From when I graduated college till now, I’ve moved cities seven times (That includes addresses on two continents). While that may sound like I seek out adventure, in reality, I like ...
Mama, Can We Be ‘Slow To Anger’?
You’ve heard of art museums and natural history museums. But, here’s something you likely haven’t come across before: The Relieve Stress Museum.
(If you’re over a certain age, you’re wondering, “What in the world will they think of next?!”)
Located in Shanghai, China, the museum is fitted with what they call “boom rooms” where people deal with ...
Creating A Safe Space For Vulnerability
Here’s a riddle for you.
What’s one thing people are really great at giving but prefer not to receive?
I’ll give you a moment to think about it… ding, ding, ding. That was the buzzer going off.
Well, you can congratulate yourself — there are possibly several right answers to that question. But I was thinking of one ...
Are You Struggling to Read The Word? (Part 2 – Five Practical Tips)
“Come.”
The word jumped out at me from Isaiah 55 as I read the Bible late one night.
I’d rushed through a jump-from-one-activity-to-another kind of day. (I was about to add, “like a headless chicken,” but that image is particularly gruesome, so let’s just say I 'fluttered' around). I’d postponed my time alone with God and I’d ...
Are You Struggling to Read the Word? Part 1
The other day, a reader asked me about how I managed to stay passionate about the Word of God and focus on Scripture.
It got me thinking because while reading the Word is part of my daily rhythm now, it hasn’t always been the case.
There have been long seasons where dust gathered on my Bible and ...
When You’re Distracted In Prayer
It was a remarkably perfect start to my morning. My coffee was strong and my workout was on point. My kids were (finally) in school after Omicron. And I was set to spend uninterrupted time with God. No offspring bounding in with complaints of boredom, no chores that needed my immediate attention. Even the notoriously ...
This Is Love – Six Days Of Growing In Intimacy With God
As I listen to the voices of Christians around me, I hear a hunger. A hunger for more of God. A hunger for a closer walk with Him. A hunger for deeper intimacy with Him.
And that same cry echoes in my heart as well.
Here's the thing: We're created with that hunger for God. It's sometimes ...
Who You Are Matters. Whose You Are Matters More.
Scroll through an Instagram feed with a primary audience of Christian women and, sooner or later, you'll run into a post about your identity in Christ. From social media to books to blogs to podcasts to sermons at women’s conferences, we’re repeatedly affirmed about who God created us to be.
Today, in my daily reading, I ...
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