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The Beginning in the End: But God
BUT GOD. Don't you just love those two little words? Two little words can change everything in an instant. Two little words that cause the blind to see, the lame to walk, the barren to be a mother of children, and the dead to live again! Joseph had a BUT GOD testimony...
read moreWhen Sorrows Like Sea Billows Roll
In 1873, Horatio Spafford planned a trip to Europe with his family. They were to leave Chicago and cross the Atlantic by boat to join his friends DL Moody and Ira Sanky at an evangelistic crusade they were having in England. The time away was meant to help the family...
read moreThe Strength Found Only In Surrender
Compartmentalization is not surrender. Shutting down pieces of your heart is not trust. It's easier that way. It's easier to pretend you don't really care, to act as if that thing can't get to you or that person doesn't turn your heart inside out. It's easier to box...
read moreThe Garden of Burning Sand: A Book Review
Corban Addison burst upon the literary scene in 2014 with A Walk Across the Sun. This beautiful, heart wrenching novel follows two orphaned sisters into a life of human trafficking. The book is so much more than a well-written piece of fiction, although it is that....
read moreHandwritten Inspiration
Handwritten letters are a special thing. In this age of instant communication, they hold even greater significance. As a writer, I always feel that I communicate best with pen and paper, but for the Apostle Paul, letters were the only way to communicate. A truth I am...
read moreSelah: Pause and Reflect
Last Wednesday I passed a church sign that read, "Selah: Pause and Reflect." I've been meditating on those four simple words ever since. Selah is a word found 74 time in Scripture—71 times in the Psalms and 3 times in Habakkuk chapter 3. Biblical scholars agree that...
read moreNever Alone
I used to call my mom almost every day. Not out of obligation, but because I truly enjoyed her. We would chat about the weather, what book she was reading, what project I was working on, and any other randomness that came to mind. I loved hearing her voice. I always...
read moreBittersweet: A Book Review
When I read the prologue to Bittersweet by Shauna Niequiest, I expected the following pages to unfold like many other Christian books I've read; Scripture verses sprinkled through the author's tale of a difficult time in life during which she was able to cling to hope...
read moreAmerica’s Second Civil War
Over the last several days we have all reflected on Memorial Day, a day set aside to reflect on the great sacrifices that have been made in the name of freedom. Memorial Day was originally established to honor the 750,000 lives lost during the tragic years of the...
read moreBeauty or Distraction—Pick One
In my last post I talked about how my plans to become a full-time writer finally came true, but it doesn't look anything like it thought I would. A large part of what I imagined included directing a non-profit to minister to women and introduce them to a full life in...
read moreWhen You Get What You Want…and It’s Disappointing
We all have dreams of our perfect life. Some girls just want to get married and be a mom. Some imagine themselves in business suits and the recognition that comes with an executive's lifestyle. Me? I've wanted to be a full-time writer and ministry director for years....
read moreWhen Grief and Loss are Inconvenient
Days after accepting a new job, I learned that my mom had cancer. A few weeks after that, I realized it was progressing incredibly fast. A few weeks later, she was gone. When her 70th birthday came in December, we had no idea it would be her last. It wasn't part of...
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