Have you ever felt the frustration of thinking your faith isn’t working? You may wonder why your situation, your health, or your prayers aren’t coming up roses. You may question the faith you had once considered unshakeable and wonder what happened to that person you once were. If you’re on that train with me, before …
When life gets busy, we can lose sight of God. When a moment of quiet comes, we may look around and wonder if he’s still there. And when we can’t find him, there are a couple of ways we might respond. One way is to berate ourselves for losing sight of him in the first …
Have you ever felt inadequate? Like what you have to give is not enough? I have. But what if our feelings are just feelings and not facts? What if what we have and who we are is enough in God’s hands? Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the …
In my next book I have a large cast of characters. I have been struggling to come up with how all the pieces fit together and what the exciting climax will be. But yesterday I found a missing piece that will bring my story together. This scripture: The human body has many parts, but the …
Sometimes God gives me pictures and phrases like this to drive home a point. If you read last weeks post, Obsessing, you know I’ve been having trouble quieting my mind. This is more of that. As a Christian, I know the importance of not holding things so closely. I know to trust and have faith. …
Are your worries turning into obsessing?
Have you ever felt frozen in place? Wondering what your next step should be? And not just wondering—panicking—might be a better term.
This month I will be opening up about who I am, why I write, what I write, and the struggles I and my characters face. I grew up in a card playing family. Some of my fondest memories of my parents are of us sitting around their kitchen table with my kids playing ponytail canasta …
I’m a little nervous about writing this post. I’ll be walking a fine line of interpretation of scriptures, but as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained. How many of you would categorize yourself as a perfectionist? ✋ I remember an instance when I was maybe 4 or 5 years old, coloring with a friend and …
On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn’t make him. We’re his people, his well-tended sheep. Enter with the password: “Thank you!” Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him. For God is …