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When You Feel Like Crawling Into A Hole
The other day, I was invited to share from the Word with a small group. They were an unassuming, unthreatening bunch of folk. My material was prepped and ready to go. In fact, I had presented the same content twice before to other groups. Plus, I was speaking from Scripture to a group of Christians, ...
Hey, What Happened To Your Joy?
There was a little song we would belt out at Sunday School back in the 90’s. It went, “I’ve got joy that is down in my heart, Deep, deep down in my heart; J-O-Y that is down in my heart, Deep, deep, down in my heart.”
Our decrepit classroom would reverberate with the enthusiasm that only ...
Here’s What To “Do” Instead Of Striving
As I walk past my kitchen, it calls my name. The “it” in question is an inconspicuous plastic container which, frustratingly enough, seems to know me pretty well. As I draw closer, it senses that my knees grow weaker and my self-control gets punier.
This spookily intuitive container holds multiple pieces of candy. It is the ...
3 Things To Do When You’re Overwhelmed
Okay, I get it. The absolute last thing you need when you’re overwhelmed is another list telling you what to do. You’re already drowning in an ocean of relentless demands. You would rather not have Christianese slammed at you when all you want to do is curl under the comforter and hibernate for an embarrassingly ...
What Does Stewarding Our Bodies Actually Mean?
Have you ever looked at an old picture of yourself and thought, “Holy guacamole! Why in the world did I think I was heavy back then?”
Maybe you didn't specifically mention guacamole and/or any dips. And maybe it wasn’t a comment about your weight. But, I’m guessing many of us have looked at pictures from a ...
The Fellowship Of The Flawed
When we moved back to India from the US eight years ago, finding the right church was high on our priority list. Along with a hunger for God's Word, my husband and I sensed a deep hunger for community. After living abroad for over a decade, we were back home. And we longed for the ...
A Letter To My Husband On Our 18th Anniversary
Dear hubbers,
You’re not one for “open” letters—you’re too logical to comprehend why a letter to you would be launched in the public domain. You’re right—there is no reasonable explanation. But humor me this time, would ya? (You’ve had excellent training in that regard for the last 18 years. If I do say so myself.)
Since we’re ...
What Is the Christian Response to #Self-Love?
One of my readers sent me an email a few days ago with this question:
Hi Susan,
There is so much content on self-love and positive affirmations that is circulating on social media these days. How to manifest what you desire, how to love yourself, and how to overcome your limiting beliefs through practicing positive affirmations.
As Christians, ...
When Your Best-Laid Plans Crumble
The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind. The kind of whirlwind that yanks plans out of your hands and rips it into a 3000-piece jigsaw puzzle.
My mom had been scheduled for a knee-replacement surgery. The timing of the procedure had been planned precisely: it would be a week after my husband returned from ...
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