Power Packed Prayer 11/3/2021 - There have been times in my life that I have felt as though my prayer life is lacking. I have felt that I am doing it all wrong and many times I KNOW I am just going through the motions and “getting it over with.” I really do have a burden to pray. And if I tell you that I will pray for you I ABSOLUTELY do! But I wonder if God is sometimes just hearing “blah, blah, blah, blah” because I’m just not focused enough. Does that ever happen to you? If so, let’s take a minute and explore how we can truly have a power packed prayer life... Read more
Healing After the Pain 10/27/2021 - When I was a young Christian, I often heard it said: “They have been hurt by the church.” It was stated as an explanation to someone who seemed to have a chip on their shoulder when it came to church and all that church life entails. I was too young in my faith to understand it at the time, because after all, how could the church hurt someone? It wasn’t until years later I truly understood that statement and the significance it carried... Read more
Reluctant Leader 10/20/2021 - Feeling reluctant to take the next step? Am I the only one who feels like this? Like these opportunities God calls me to are just more than I’m cut out to do? Don’t answer that. I already know. As far back as Moses, God’s people have reminded Him about why we are woefully unqualified or just plain unwilling to do the job He’s calling us to do. So, yeah. It is safe to assume that you don’t always feel qualified or even inspired to serve either... Read more
Grammy Knows 10/13/2021 - I spent a solid decade of my life calling my sweet Grammy to complain about everything under the sun everyday on my way home from work. My job, dating, my friends, my health. All of it. Trapped in a cycle of self-sabotaging sin with beer goggles on, certain that my issues were the cause of some vendetta the world had against me. And this God-fearing woman had the audacity to listen to all the ways I was drowning and not even toss me an oar. Instead, she’d say something real churchy like “You need to just give it to God,” or “Try spending some time reading your Bible.” And in response I would silently scream at the phone in frustration. But I subconsciously must have seen something in her logic, because I kept coming back for more seemingly unhelpful tips... Read more
The Bar Is Low 10/6/2021 - Have you ever been faced with a task that seemed impossible? A project at work without enough time or manpower to complete before the deadline? Debt payments without enough cash? An undefeated opponent with seemingly no hope for a victory in sight?... Read more