Tired? Read this.
More often than I'd like to admit, I wake up feeling run down, spent, and empty. Maybe you know what that feels like. Maybe you’re even feeling it today. A few years ago, I quickly discovered that in order to lay hold of the rhythm of rest I needed, I had to make some...
The Hardest Quiz You’ll Take This Week
Let’s check in with a little quiz. Don’t worry. You won’t be graded and you don’t have to publish your responses on Facebook. Place a mental check by the following that are true for you: ____ I can sleep for 8 hours and still wake up tired. ____ It has been too long...
How to Cling to God When Everything Falls Apart
For years I avoided the book of Job. No one wants to be a close acquaintance with that guy. Maybe, like me, you aim to shy away from the stories of loss and pain, in hopes it’s not contagious. Job loses all of his children when a mighty wind collapses the house of his...
The 2 Words You Can’t Afford Not to Hear Today
Last week, I told you about the prayer that changed my life. “God, astound me with your wonder. I want to know you as wonderful.” Through this bold prayer, God met us in the most unexpected ways and revealed to us a little bit more about one of his greatest wonders of...
The Prayer You Can’t Afford Not to Pray
Leif and I began a little practice that transformed our marriage and our relationship with God. After years of following Jesus, participating in Bible studies, attending our local church, studying Scripture, we found ourselves burnt out on both ends. Every spiritual...
The One Spiritual Discipline You Can’t Live Without
Our church hosted a barbeque to kick off the summer. Crisp kale salad, creamy cole slaw, hot-off-the-grill burgers, Leif’s slow-cooked bacon baked beans, and a dessert spread you’d write home about. We’re still new to this community, so I relished this gathering as a...
5 Ways to Reignite the Wonder of God In Your Life & Ministry (5 DAYS LEFT TO JOIN THE SUMMER BIBLE STUDY)
As passionate followers of Christ committed to serving others, we must be intentional about nurturing a sense of wonder in our lives and discovering God as “Wonderful” each and every day. That's why I couldn't be more thrilled that to be part of Catalyst whose theme...
This is the Greatest Example of Love
Jesus said: "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends" (John 15:13). Thousands upon thousands of our troops are ready to lay down their lives. What a privilege to honor and celebrate the heroes who have already sacrificed their lives...
7 Ways to Boost Your Mood Today
Woman’s World magazine asked me to weigh in about modern mood boosters—how we bump up our level of joy ever day. Here are 7 more ways you can experience more joy beginning today. No. 1: Laugh every chance you get. Your body is hardwired to benefit from laughter. Good...
The Unexpected Gift of Sadness
The book of Job is part of the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, along with Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon. Job tells the story of a wealthy, successful man living in the land of Uz who had seven sons and three daughters. The story opens with an...
