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The Thrill of Hope: the first week of Advent
Something changed as I entered my late twenties. I can't pinpoint the first time it happened, and I am not speaking first-hand, merely as an ally. I'm speaking as one who travels this road with you and wants to carry the load when it's crippling. I speak as one who...
When life doesn’t feel abundant: Thanksliving.
On Sunday at church my friend Rachael asked me how I was doing and since I'm never one to mince words, I told her I was miserable. Not a sad miserable or a mad miserable, but an I-can't-stand-to-be-around-myself type of miserable. I was moody and irritable and it was...
When you’ve grown up in church but God doesn’t seem real: Samuel’s story
My Confession:When I was in my second year of college and very new at this whole faith thing, I went to a women's conference for the single purpose of hearing God speak. I heard that kind of thing happened at these types of conferences.During the prayer time I even...
Red cups, Refugees and Shame in the Church
Friends. This is serious. Two days ago I was MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS when I slipped down the stairs and thought I broke every bone in my body.We just got new carpet, and it's super luxurious on the toes. If you have ever come over to my house, you know this because I...
Hannah’s Story: A Little Robe
When we are weirded out by radical and beautiful faith.
What you may have missed: Hannah and God
The pastor and I don’t have kids yet, but we have an unbelievably precious niece and eight unbelievably precious nephews. As the aunt and uncle, we have the responsibility and privilege of doting over them until they are tired of all the attention. The pastor and I...
Read this when life gets funky.
Because God is not in the business of begging. And because Netflix is addicting.