Sometimes my prayers look like a laundry-list of to-dos. Like a 7-year-old who creates their Christmas wish-list in July, I stack request after request to God. Dear God, Mend. Heal. Redeem. Release. Forgive. Provide. Bring. Carry. Choose. Give. Fix. Help. Make. Do....
I don’t know about you, but on so many days I wish God would show his face, speak up so I could be sure, draw an arrow on the ground so I know the way. I find myself frustrated with the lack of direction… with the lack of God’s tangible presence… with my lack of...
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...
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...
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....
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...
