“Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure” (Psalm 147:5). Lord, when I read this verse, I’m confronted with reality. The question is, how will I respond? Will I believe it or reject it? When I look at the earthly powers that be, in our nation and beyond,…
I thought I knew Elisabeth Elliot well. I’ve read many of her books and have listened to her talks, enough to think I had a handle on her life experiences, her personality, her struggles, and even quirks. But I could not put down Ellen Vaughn’s biography, Becoming Elisabeth Elliot. I know her so much…
If you sat across from me right now, you’d probably smile and wonder why I, a woman who can count only one or two gray hairs on my head, feels the liberty to tell you to “be the gray hair” that you want. Admittedly, I lack gray hair (I hear it may be due…
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it” (Pr. 22:6). I don’t believe this verse is a promise. If I am faithful and do all the right things as a parent, my children may still reject the Lord. I believe that all…
“A woman never stops needing mothering on the journey to becoming whole and holy. This gift of mothering is the sacred, and often hidden work, of earthly saints. My mother was among these saints, and perhaps the most loved. For she not only mothered, she held sacred space for the transformation from maiden to mother…
I believe part of the answer is that we are often deceived into concealing our sin. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fear, and ultimately pride, leads us to hang onto our self-perceived image. We want to be seen as having it all together, as respectable, dignified people. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To confess that we are jealous, gluttonous, lustful, or…
Going through change can be hard, but we must be careful not to skips step to make those changes. “to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the…
I’m making this issue of my newsletter public, as I pray it will serve any who read it. If you want to subscribe, scroll to the end of this article. You’ll receive a link and password to access back issues. What an interesting week it’s been. I woke up Saturday morning unsure of how to…
I wonder how often you’ve experienced a strong emotion rise up in you, compelling you to speak out about something you’ve just heard or read? Something has been said (or written) that just gets to us, and we feel that we must say something about it. Now. Yes, something wrong or off may have been…
Have you struggled to know the place that books, podcasts, conferences, online courses, blogs, and other online resources should have in your life? Sometimes it can feel confusing as to how much influence we should allow in our lives from outside of our local church. And so, it’s easy to pit one against the other,…
Finally, a book stack from what I read last year. These were amongst my favorites (I’m still working on The Body Keeps the Score). I tend to buy non-fiction, and borrow fiction from the library. I hit a sad slump when I picked up a few fiction books from the library that I had to…
Is your soul in need of rest but you aren’t sure how to get to that place? I wonder if you made goals for 2020. We’re at the end of January, when the resistance of everyday life may cause us to start losing steam. Are you discouraged? Do you see other women on IG crushing…
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