Who here has been hurt by the church? I have, and I feel confident that if you’ve been in church for any length of time, you’ve probably been hurt too. In my thirty years of church involvement, I’ve witnessed enough hurt to call it quits—plenty of it. I’ll share one experience. Throughout my childhood, my…
Have you ever lain awake at night thinking about something you did years ago that still eats at you? Have you convinced yourself too much time has passed for reconciliation? I have. I’ve spent hundreds of hours over the decades regretting my choices. I’ve also spent too many hours dwelling in a wounded heart. Both…
Lovingkindness. I linger over the word like a morning cappuccino. I lean my head back, close my eyes, and savor it. “Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; for I trust in You” (Psalm 143:8 NASB). What does lovingkindness sound like in the morning—or at any time? Is it in the voices of my grandchildren playing or…
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~Jesus Do you know which song elicits the most tears from a roomful of teens? If you had asked me this question a year and a half ago, I wouldn’t have known the answer. A year and a half ago, our family came to…
I couldn’t believe what my husband was telling me. A group of people had made an unexpected and hurtful decision that greatly affected our young family. That one act instantly changed the circumstances and trajectory of our lives in ways we neither wanted nor sought. We didn’t think their decision was correct, let alone deserved….
I have a super power. Now, before you get excited, you need to understand that in the overall superhero lexicon of powers, mine ranks pretty much dead last. See, my super power is angering people I thought were my friends. The worst part of my super power? I generally have no idea I’ve used it….