Little Known Lessons from Scripture
My friends will tell you I’m a lot like Dora-the-Explorer meets Dory from Finding Nemo. I love adventures… and I call Leif for help finding the cell phone…. That I used to call him. *Facepalm* One of my favorite adventures still haunts me today. I spent a year with...
How to Find God When God Disappears
Sometimes I let my mind wander to the ways God could have answered Job during his pain, loss, and hardship. God could have worn an academic hat and explained in theological terms why bad things happen to a good person. God could have secured a helmet on and described...
Here’s How to Make the Bible Come Alive Again
Are you tired of going through the motions of faith? Is your tank running on empty? Are you crying out to God and only hearing silence? Do you ache to feel God’s presence? Let’s be honest. We all go through days, months, even years, when God feels 10,000 miles away....
When Mother’s Day Isn’t What You Expect
Mothering comes in all shapes and sizes, forms and facets. Some of you are super-mommas, step mommas, grand-mommas, spiritual mommas, dads-who-play-mom-and-dad, single mommas, foster mommas, super-aunts, bio-mommas, pet mommas, mommas-by-adoption. Mother’s Day can be...
7 Ways to Love on Teachers
Day after day. Week after week. Month after month. Year after year. Teachers pour sweat, sanity, and sleeplessness into what they do for our kids and communities. They may oversee your kiddo’s pre-school class, lead your Sunday School class, teach your third grader...
What The Names You’ve Embraced Say About You
Meet my friend, Lori. Lori Wilhite is the founder of Leading and Loving it-- an amazing resource and Re:Treat for women in ministry and pastors’ wives (PS: if this is you, COME to the event this fall. You won't want to miss it.) She's married Jud Wilhite, Senior...
Without This One Thing Your Soul Will Be Like Swiss-Cheese
This past weekend I attended a special meeting with Leadership Network which serves churches throughout the United States and world. Through every message, especially one taught by Larry Osbourne, a theme emerged. This one word is potent. It shapes our attitudes, our...
4 Hard-Won Writing Lessons from My Latest Book: Taste and See—An Aspiring Foodie’s Search for God in Butchers, Bakers, and Fresh Food Makers
Drum roll, please. I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of my brand-new book, Taste and See. This is an aspiring foodie’s search for God among butchers, bakers and fresh food makers. Because I believe God is a foodie who wants to transform your supper into sacrament. I...
New Bible Study– Pursuing God: Encountering His Love and Beauty in the Bible
In the beginning… God has been telling a love story since the foundation of the world. God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and abounding in imagination, creativity, mystery, and wisdom. And even when we question God's love or act in disobedience, God pursues us. That...
What is the Role of Women in the Bible?
This Lenten season, I was struck once again by the presence of women at Jesus' tomb. Even in its brevity, Mark's Gospel makes mention that Mary of Magdalene, Mary mother of James, and Salome were the first to see the resurrected Christ. Throughout the Gospels, we see...
