The other day, I was relating a story to my husband about something great God had done. “Yeah, and then God did this and then He did that. He healed them. He saved them! It was awesome. You know, God is good. Blah, blah, blah.” My husband immediately caught my slip and burst out laughing. … Read this post
from the archives I have often felt that I work for God, which isn’t entirely wrong, but also not entirely correct. I have awoken far too many mornings feeling like I need to put on my interview suit and best shoes in order to gain access to God. I have positioned Him as the ultimate … Read this post
Let me start this post, by stating emphatically that I love my life, like love it. I love my husband. I love my kids. I love my God. I even love the towering piles of laundry that never seem to completely vanish and the dust that seems to settle on every surface of my house … Read this post
Last Thursday, I posed the question: Who Has Most Influenced Your Walk with Jesus? Many of you left such inspiring answers, from grandparents who taught you what living for Jesus is really like, to pastors, teachers, friends, authors, and parents. I had one commenter ask me if I was going to share my influences, as … Read this post
You know I’m all for conversation and debate, so today I’m posing one titillating, stirring, mind-bending (or, if I’m being honest, semi-mediocre) question for you to mull over and answer. Play nice. Be respectful. And most of all, be honest. Who has most influenced your walk with the Lord? Go on. Lay your answers on … Read this post
I don’t like resolutions. In fact, I can remember as a child listening to the adults discussing their various New Years resolutions–things like losing weight, finding a spouse, wearing less spandex–and thinking that it sounded like a complete waste of time. I mean, why make a list of improbable, if not impossible, goals only to … Read this post
I had no idea how many people search for the phrase “God won’t give you more than you can handle,” when I wrote this post. All I knew was the idea that God didn’t give us too much was a lie. And a big fat one at that. I wasn’t trying to encourage people in … Read this post
I sort of thought of this post as a throw away when I wrote it. It didn’t seem especially profound, deep, or intellectual. It was just me expressing the feelings and experiences that have led me to believe in God. Somewhere along the way, this here post made its way onto Reddit where it created … Read this post
Do you ever find it astonishing that, of all the ways in which God could have reached us–of all the ways in which the Father could have saved humanity–He chose, in His infinite wisdom, to send a baby. Not a man. Not an obvious Messiah. Not a solider or a king. But an infant, helpless … Read this post
Some days I wake up feeling sorry for myself, but I shouldn’t… …because Christ is never sorry for me. He never sighs and shakes His head and thinks, “Man, saving Nicole…what a waste.” No. He sees me and thinks, “There she is, my beloved. My daughter. How I love her.” And I don’t know about … Read this post