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When things are continually cropping up in our minds, in our dreams, even in the pattern of relationships we form with others, it’s a sign the past isn’t really gone—despite our intentions to make it so. Is there a benefit to stepping back so we can move on? What if we need to go backwards in order to go forward?
Read MoreWe get so busy and wear so many “hats” in life, and distractions can easily take our focus off the most important things. But remembering who we are—and Whose we are, as God’s precious and beloved child—crystallizes our priorities when the clamor of the world gets too loud.
Read MoreLove can be wonderful—until we sabotage it with unrealistically high expectations and comparisons that our partner can never live up to. When it comes to our relationship with God, it’s much the same. My devotional-blog on becoming: How our love relationship with God is a work in progress.
Read MoreSometimes, our culture’s portrayal of romance can poison our expectations of what real, lasting love is and how to achieve it. Trouble often arises when we compare our life or wants with what’s depicted in movies, books, or social media. The “comparison game” sets so many of us up for failure. Here, some myths on love and how we can appreciate the beauty of real, authentic love.
Read MoreDependence can be viewed as a sign of weakness. But when it comes to our relationship with God, depending on God leads to about strength. God makes us strong with His power. As the apostle Paul writes in Philippians 4:13, “I can do all this through Him who gives me strength.”
Read MoreThinking about the Bible’s Joshua, told by God to recite his instructions day and night, reminds me of the theater scripts I’d labor over as a teen. Back then, I’d recite my lines until they were second-nature. If I got stage fright, I didn’t have to worry—all those long weeks of reciting just took over, no problem. What if I did that with the Bible, too?
Read MoreThis week, I’m honored to feature my friend and fellow writer Hilarie Barry on my blog. Hilarie and her husband are survivors of an extremely painful experience: infidelity. But their story is a beautiful one that is now woven into their faith journey. She has just released a new book, We Survived Infidelity: An Unexpected Life Lesson, that she hopes will help other women by telling the story of God at work in her life. Read on to meet Hilarie!
Read MoreHindsight often makes everything so clear. But most of us are so focused on our present concerns that we usually do not see God’s hand at work creating something new in us. It’s only later that we look back and see what we missed.
Read MoreHe’d been out of the water for more than five minutes. How could my daughter’s fish possibly survive? A blog on small miracles and big faith.
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