A few years ago, I gave up prayer. Okay, maybe not all prayer, but long-winded prayer for the forty days of Lent. I had heard a sermon by our friend, Jay, which highlighted the importance of praying simple but potent prayers. Mulling over this concept for weeks, I...
If you’ve been inside a Hobby Lobby, Target, Walmart, or Barnes & Noble store recently, you probably noticed the entire sections wallpapered with adult coloring books. We dove into the wonder of rest this week during the online Summer Bible Study at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
