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5 Lessons From 50 Years Of Love

With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, it seems like a good time to talk about love. But what makes it an even better time—actually, no, the perfect time—is the story of two people who exchanged wedding rings on Valentine’s Day fifty years ago. And what makes it even more special is that I happen ...

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, ...

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 ...

Pray For The Hurting Mothers

We cry with the mom whose 26-year-old daughter was gunned down at the music festival. Her daughter’s last text simply read: “Mom, I love you so much.” Our hearts are heavy as we watch a Palestinian mom kiss her child for the last time, her guttural cries reverberating as they carry her son’s lifeless body ...

Look Back. But Then Do This.

There’s a popular idea that has been making the rounds on Instagram. It has been recycled and reshared in many formats from reels with heartfelt voiceovers to posts with compelling color schemes. The viral sentiment behind these posts goes like this: The only time you should look back is to see how far you’ve come. I’ve ...

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 ...

“Keep Your Courage…”

Remember that rhyme, “Row, row, row your boat”? Evidently, we can sail ever so "gently down the stream" because after all “life is but a dream.” I’m not sure who penned that rhyme or what kind of “happy” state of mind they were in when they wrote it, but turns out that life is anything but ...
MEET SUSAN

I love words. But you probably figured that out by now, considering this website essentially collates my words on the web. Read More…