We are not meant to be victims of our past pain and trauma. If our triggers have not been surrendered to God, then our pain and suffering cannot be transformed… … More Revisiting Triggers

It’s one thing to be set free from the shame about your distant past. It’s another thing to be able to say that shame has no place to land in your present life. Do you possess the ability to say both? … More A Real-Life Ransom

Contrary to popular belief, a life well lived requires intentional participation, and will not be achieved by passively believing that everything will somehow work out the way it’s supposed to in the end… … More The Life We Do Not Live

What if the things we cannot change are things God wants to change? What if, instead of settling with things as they are, we are meant to engage with God in them, and enter into the struggle of seeing His desires come to pass? … More On the One Hand…And the Other

Can you sit with Trouble
Comfortably, or are you quick to demand that it behave? There is an invitation in all Trouble to surrender control and move deeper into trust… … More The Guest in My House

Many make swelling claims of faith in times of distress, hoping to reap the benefits promised in Scripture, but will your claim be eligible for these benefits, according to what has been clearly written in the Word of God? … More Can I File a Claim?

We have in front of us, if we are willing to embrace it as such, a divine opportunity, rather than an unwanted burden… … More The Heart of Homeschooling

The “olive tree for sale” is a picture of our lives, surrendered to God’s plans, slowed down and stripped of all the pre-packaged methods we’ve collected for growth… … More Olive Trees For Sale

What do you do with the pain in your life, and the mess in the lives of those around you? How do you handle meltdowns? If there is no room for them in your life, chances are pretty good that God has plans for the newly cleared space and time in your schedule…. … More Room For Meltdowns