Who do you look like? Were you the spitting image of your mother or father at birth and as a child? What about now? Maybe there’s a resemblance to both your parents or neither one. Perhaps people say you look like another family member. As a twin, my sister is someone I resemble. Besides physical attributes, there’s another way we resemble someone—in character. To look more and more like Jesus is one of the most important aspects of Christianity. But if we miss this, we miss the Continue Reading
What Does Childlike Trust in God Look Like? {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Jesus commends childlike faith. Have you ever wondered what that looks like? Let's look at two examples of childlike trust. Dressed in blue Superman pajamas complete with a red cape, our three-year-old, Brant, thought he could fly. He leaped off furniture onto my cousin and his friend’s backs. At four, Brant fell off of a tall slide and bumped his head. Because he couldn’t remember what happened, I told him we needed to visit the emergency room. He flailed, argued, and refused to Continue Reading
Waiting Isn’t Passive {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Our days and lives are filled with waiting. For good, for bad, for new, for people, for change. (For pandemics to end!) Waiting is a God-designed practice. However, as the worn, torn magazines in waiting rooms around the world can attest, patience in the waiting isn’t a natural virtue. Waiting makes some of us crazy. In fact, I’m pretty sure if God wanted to test us before we entered heaven to see how much we learned on earth, my exam would be “Sit right here. He’ll call you when He’s Continue Reading
20 Life-giving Entries in My Journal {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Journaling is a type of therapy. It helps us process our thoughts and what we are walking through in a particular season. And it's always great to look back and see what was happening and the things the Lord taught us. So I’m letting you peek into my personal journal for twenty thoughts I hope encourage you and bring life to your soul. Some thoughts the Lord gave me in the past, but are helpful now. While others are fresh inspiration from the Lord. Wholeness And Forgiveness (1.) If people Continue Reading
A Life-Changing Look at People of Faith {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
At the release of Little Faith, Big God my good friend Lisa interviewed me. In one question she asked me my biggest take-away from writing Little Faith, Big God. “I can sum that up in one word,” I said. “Grace. Since Little Faith, Big God is based on Hebrews 11—the faith chapter—I thought this book would be all about faith. And while it’s certainly a book on faith, I gained a renewed appreciation for God’s grace. I realized biblical faith is a response to God’s grace.” As believers we Continue Reading
The Milestone That Wasn’t {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Months in advance, I plan which previously published posts I'll share on Recharge Wednesday. When I saw the date this was planned for, I thanked God again. One loved one's graduation has been canceled. Dear friends' wedding may have to be limited to family. COVID-19 is messing with milestones for many of us. Yet God is our comfort! "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us..." -2 Corinthians 1:3-4 In Genesis 27, we Continue Reading
