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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 ...
When You Have to “Go Through It”
“We can’t go over it,
We can’t go under it,
Oh no!
We got to go through it.”
You may recognize those words from the beloved children’s book, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
I remember animatedly reading the book to my kids when they were little, complete with impressive (if I say so myself) sound effects. In the book, ...
Reimagine Your Bucket List for 2022
“In 2022, I want my first trip to be either Iceland or Greenland. But now that I checked my bank account, it’s going to be Neitherland.”
Those lines came from an Instagram post I happened to see. It made me chuckle. But, of course, it’s not just our bank accounts that interfere with travel plans. As ...
When You’re Emotionally Exhausted
There may be days when you feel completely wrung out. But you still go through the motions.
You do the laundry, drop the kids off at school, buy groceries, take out the trash. You smile at people who smile at you.
But it almost feels like an out-of-body experience because you’re not fully present.
The last two weeks ...
Is Attractiveness Essential For Marriage?
“Does the woman need to make sure she stays attractive so her husband stays faithful?”
The question was posed to me a few years ago by a woman in her late 20’s.
We were talking about marriage and, in the course of conversation, this popped up.
It surprised me because the question came from a poised Christian woman ...
Where Do You Live?
When our son was about two years old, we got him a t-shirt that proclaimed: “I still live with my parents.” We thought it was the cutest thing ever — incidentally, as newly-minted parents, we thought everything about him was supremely brilliant (Anyone else remember those gushing first-time parent days?). His t-shirt would bring a ...
Does What You’re Doing Really Count?
This last week didn’t quite go exactly as planned.
I’m guessing that’s happened to you too in the recent past.
You plan to stay on schedule. But the only thing that sticks to its guns is a blasted headache that ruins your day.
You plan to work out and get outdoors more. But the only thing that takes ...
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