Nobody puts this one on a t-shirt. We've seen "Blessed" on farmhouse signs and coffee mugs and tote bags all over Pinterest. But I have yet to see anyone screen-print "Blessed are those who mourn" across their chest and head out the door. And yet here we are. Beatitude number two. Jesus is not finished... Continue Reading →
I can still hear it. "I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan..." If you grew up in the seventies, you know exactly what I'm talking about. That perfume commercial told an entire generation of women that we could do it all. Have it all. Be it all. And we believed... Continue Reading →
I have a confession to make. I was a Christian women's speaker groupie. There. I said it. Two of my closest friends and I used to love going to big women's events together. Driving distance, four hours away, two-day conferences. It didn't much matter. We'd sit in those arenas with thousands of other women, soak... Continue Reading →
I sat at my kitchen table with my Bible open, a cup of coffee going cold beside me, and a women's retreat to prepare. The Beatitudes. Easy enough, I thought. I'd taught these before. Studied them. I basically had this one in the bag. And then I read them again. Something shifted quietly, the way... Continue Reading →
Last week I found myself surrounded by an ocean — and I was definitely the minnow. I attended the NRB Convention, National Religious Broadcasters, in Nashville, Tennessee. If you've never heard of NRB, picture thousands of Christian broadcasters, producers, publishers, radio hosts, and media professionals all gathered under one roof. It's the kind of place... Continue Reading →
Mend "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." – Ezekiel 36:26 Do you remember the Bee Gees' song "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" Written in the early 1970s, those haunting... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year, dear friend! As we step into a fresh year, many of us are thinking about resolutions, goals, and what we want to be different. But let me ask you a deeper question: What will be the song of your heart this year? Not the playlist on your phone—I mean the thing that... Continue Reading →
There's something about December. Maybe it's the twinkling lights that make the darkness feel darker. Maybe it's the cheerful carols that amplify the silence left by loss. Or maybe we simply notice death more in December because we expect this month to be filled with life—with celebration, family, and joy. My mother-in-law passed away in... Continue Reading →
I'm going to confess something: I have flight issues. Not the cancel-your-trip kind—the white-knuckling-the-armrest kind! My flying debut? Solo with an 18-month-old while heading to Germany to join my military husband. Let's just say it wasn't exactly a scene from a travel commercial. For years afterward, I wouldn't board a plane without clutching my husband's... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, I was blessed to speak in Illinois. What made this time so very special was that it was at the church where my grandparents went for many years. They moved to Illinois the year I was born. My Aunt Nancy settled here with her family, and she still attends this church. It was... Continue Reading →
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