When You Need a Good Laugh (Win a Copy of @TimHawkinsComic’s Newest DVD)
This week I'm giving away ONE copy of Tim Hawkins', Push Pull Point Pow DVD. I've had the awesome opportunity of being able to watch Tim's shows during the Extraordinary Women Conferences this year. He is knee-slapping, tear-streaming, HI-larious. Want to know more?...
30 Ways You Can HEART Your Pastor
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. It's a great time to say "thank you" to anyone and everyone on your church staff, including volunteers. Here are 30 ways you can show your pastor encouragement, but don't be too shy to express the love to everyone who is working...
Maker, Creator, Governor: Singing Praises to God
Walter Brueggemann has a gift to bring hidden thoughts of the soul to light before God. Over the course of this fall, I wanted to share Walter Brueggemann with you every Wednesday from his book, Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth. I believe his prayers, his words, are...
How to Choose Trust Above Fear
After witnessing Jesus heal a paralyzed man, Luke describes the people as being amazed in Luke 5:26. You can check out the whole story, here. Now the word amazed is the Greek word ekstasis, which describes someone who is displaced out of a normal state of being or...
The Secret to When You Don’t Get the Credit You Deserve
Leif, Hershey, and I have kind of a strange movie-going tradition. Instead of zipping out after the last scene, we remain seated and watch the credits roll. Yep. All of the credits. We realize everyone played significant roles in the movie’s production, and should...
When You’re Stuck Waiting and Hoping
"Sometimes I think God loves the tension of the in-between. He loves what it does to us—the humility it creates within our hearts. The prayers that emerge from our spirits. The childlike cries from our innermost beings that acknowledge utmost dependence.” --Margaret...
How to Find Hope in the Every Day (Giveaway and an Interview with @BooMama) @TyndaleHouse
This week I'm giving away THREE copies of Sophie Hudson's A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet. With an urge to document the hilarity of family life, Sophie began writing her blog in November 2005. Since then she has seen her blog readership grow beyond what she would have...
8 Must-Reads That Make Me a Better Writer
We’ve been working hard to help you become a better writer. That’s why Margaret has poured her heart, soul, and more than 20 years of writing experience into the Write Brilliant online course. You can sign up for Writing Quick Tips and learn more...
When Waiting and Listening Seem Impossible
Walter Brueggemann has a gift to bring hidden thoughts of the soul to light before God. Over the course of this fall, I wanted to share Walter Brueggemann with you every Wednesday from his book, Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth. I believe his prayers, his words, are...
10 Links to Challenge, Encourage, and Bless You Today
1. This little singer and her dad are guaranteed to bring you joy today: [Tweet this] (RSS Subscribers, click here to view) 2. The beauty of the broken. #LIVEWONDERSTRUCK by these photographs of abandoned church buildings. [Tweet this] Find out more. 3. Hey...
