As for you, exercise self-control in everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. (2 Timothy 4:5 CSB) Fulfill your ministry. After reading in 2 Timothy one morning early in 2018, I wrote these words in one of my writing journals. I thought that phrase could function as my “word” for…
Once upon a time my three-year-old began begging to be a ballerina. This desire wasn’t that uncommon for a little girl, but it was a big deal to me. I’m a jock. I never dress up. I’m not a girly-girl. I couldn’t dance if you begged me. I honestly just waited for Abigail to forget…
For ten years I knew the joy and blessing of leading the women’s ministry in my church. I knew, without a doubt, that I was serving smack-dab in the middle of God’s calling and purpose for my life. I was alive and thriving in my relationship with him, and the ministry, an exciting part of…
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 KJV) I sat in chapel at Bible college my freshman year, starry-eyed with dreams for the future. I was convinced that being a missionary was my destiny, and I was excited to fulfill my purpose in the world….
“Do you understand what I have done for you?” [Jesus] asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you should also wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do…
This time of year, so many of us are thinking about new beginnings. I used to think of beginnings as just the means to an end. But since a beginning itself can teach us so much, I want to invite you on a journey across space and time, to the moments just before creation. “In…