There is no greater shock than joy after darkness. When it suddenly comes, it seems too good to be true. You resist leaning into it because…well, what if it just…
Cold. Dark. Lonely. Waiting. The shepherds did not know what was coming. They tended and guided and loved their flocks as they did every day. A promise made centuries earlier…
One Sunday in October felt different. All year long, the feeling that God has been working on something big has never lost its presence. This one Sunday felt different. The…
“Do you trust me?” Have you ever been asked this question and been stumped? Do I really trust this person? If I say ‘Yes,’ is it just because it’s expected?…
Sometimes a year ends on a bad note. Or simply a challenging note. The last five years of my life stand out starkly against the preceding 20. More than half…
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those…
Imagine you have been stuck in a densely packed forest and you finally found your way to a clearing. Imagine being rescued from that clearing only to be told by…
The date was October 7, 2009. I was part of a friend group—a rather large one—from church. My sister, her boyfriend (now husband) and friends we had all known for…
“You’re a territorial mother bear. Just like me.” This is the greatest compliment anyone has given me, not because of the words, but because of who spoke them. My mom…
Dreams. I have many. They possess me. I am a dreamer, a visionary. At no other time do these dreams kick and claw to get out than when I am…