Do you ever read or hear God’s Word and brush over verses and stories you have memorized because you think you already know what they mean? This happened to me the other morning. I was praying—or rather, begging—God to deliver me from my years of sleepless nights. I wanted a cure. Or at least an…
On a car ride back from Christmas in Pensacola with our families, as fresh newlyweds, I told my husband, Bryan, that I was miserable in my career. I’d earned a master’s degree, climbed the corporate ladder, and was helping run a Women in Leadership and Philanthropy program at a large state university. The female alumni…
I grew up in a world with a lot of theological certainty and rigidity. We had rules and labels for everything. We were Reformed Christians who believed in purity, patriarchy, and the proper way to dress on Sundays. People who weren’t like us were pagans or heathens or liberals or misled or, of course, feminists….
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Cor. 12:9 NIV) I recently took up knitting. As a young girl, I learned the basic…
When I travel and speak about the power of words to transform your life, I always start by asking two questions. It doesn’t matter who I’m speaking to, the size of the room, or who is in it. It could be the C-Suite of a massive organization looking to increase market share or grow its…
Browsing through movies the other day, I noticed a theme. Big, Freaky Friday, The Parent Trap, Like Father Like Son, and 13 Going on 30, all considered fan favorites, involve the main character seeing the world from an entirely different perspective. In most of the movies I’ve highlighted above, characters make a wish and swap…