I can step into this holiday season, even with all the chaos and limitations slapped over it, with a heart that is heavy but hopeful. Because of Jesus, Who is ever present with us, grief collides with hope and yields an incredible opportunity for moments that add depth and richness to the fabric of my vulnerable life…I need those moments right now. And Dear Woman of Breakthrough, so do you. … More The Collision of Grief and Hope
True hope never disappoints, because it is rooted in the things which Jesus has accomplished for and given to me. When I get off track, and it feels like my hopes have been shattered, I can know that these were misplaced hopes, and that there is still a very real and unchanging hope – a silver lining that nothing and no one can erase because it has been irreversibly placed like a banner over my life … More Hope is a Silver Lining I Can’t Erase
There are hidden distortions about Christianity on both sides of the religious tension that exists in our world. But we are invited to move beyond those and into the real heart of the matter…that God is Love. … More The Heart of the Matter
While we are appointed – according Scripture – a certain measure of suffering, how do we know when we’ve exceeded that measure and have embraced suffering that was never appointed for us? … More Avoidable Vs. Unavoidable Suffering
Sometimes the people around us look like giants – we feel so small and unimportant next to them. But God surrounds us with giants so we can grow up into our own destinies – they are not enemies, but aids. We are called to walk as one with them, each participating in the fulfillment of His great purpose for us all… … More The Giant that Won’t Fall
In the margins of life, we often feel bewildered and abandoned. What crosses our lips in those moments and seasons is a good indicator of where we truly are and where we are headed…. … More Thriving in the Margins
What do you do with a Scripture you don’t fully understand? Do you gloss over and it move on, or do you dive into it and seek to apprehend all the treasures found there? God’s promises are waiting to be fully unwrapped, and given away! … More Un-Covered
“Are we there yet?!” is a common question for those who have not learned to rest and trust in the nature of the One Who has planned the journey. Are you able to trust God’s timing when detours and obstructions come? … More My Times Are In His Hands
Is it possible that a good God could – and would – lead us into heart-crushing and dream-shattering circumstances? When the way that you take becomes treacherous, He is still the God Whose promises cannot be broken. Your response to the bewildering twists and turns positions you for breakthrough! … More How Can This Be?!
We carry judgments, prejudices and biases that we are often ignorant and unaware of. But what if God wants to erase the graffiti that decorates our minds, and give us a blank slate upon which He can write His thoughts and perspectives? … More Censoring Myself
