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…
For most of my life, I was told a certain story about who God said I was, how I was to behave, and who I was meant to be if I wanted to be a godly woman with purpose. This story (which felt more like step-by-step instructions) went something like this: The Path to Biblical…
“Whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” (Col. 3:17 NLT) A recent poll discovered that 21 percent of millennials say they’ve changed jobs within the past year—over three times the number of older people. Only 29 percent are engaged at…
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matt. 5:16 NIV) What on earth are we here for? It’s an age-old question, a popular cliché. Likely, we all ask ourselves this question at one point or another. I personally still…
The Peter Principle is a concept which asserts that people will rise to their greatest level of incompetence. My husband, who was in the military for seven years, has seen this demonstrated often. It is a common occurrence within hierarchical organizations. An employee continues to be promoted because of their success at past jobs. Promotion…
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as…