The admiration of people is such a dangerous trap for me. It always has been and maybe it always will be. I was the oldest so there was always that natural propensity for jumping through the hoops and being a rule follower. But it seems like it got out of [...]
I talked to my parents yesterday. They live in Ohio and are being deluged with huge amounts of rain from the hurricane that is hitting the coast. It’s hard for us here in Colorado to imagine, but think of five or six days of constant rain. Not just misting or [...]
"I just haven't heard from the Lord yet. I don't know whether He wants me to take the job in Denver or the one in California. I just want to be where God wants me. Why won't He just tell me???" I could almost see her wringing her hands through [...]
When you are little, one of the first traffic lessons you learn comes when you have to cross a big street. The traffic is rushing both ways, causing your hair and your dress to blow up. You look at the myriad of lights, not sure which one to pay attention [...]
How is it that most Christians are introduced to spiritual gifts by doing a test that 1) requires quite a bit of self-awareness and 2) is pretty easily skewed based on how I want it to turn out? Especially in the early years of following Jesus, we all have ideas [...]
When you are in ministry for very long, you come to expect crisis. We live in a broken world and walk with people in pain. But it's a whole different ballgame when the crisis are many in a short period of time. They come fast and hard, barely leaving us [...]
If you've spent any time with me at all, you know I love a good question. A question that gets right to the heart of what's important and helps us discover a new insight about who God is or who we are. So, I was excited to remember this little [...]
Being in ministry as a couple can be one of the most joy-filled experiences in our lives. Sometimes I need reminded of that when times are hard. But realizing that God does so much more through us as a couple than He does through us as individuals builds a confidence [...]
We sat together… waiting for tomorrow to come. My dear friend, “Terri,” and I had sat here on her couch for many mornings, pleading with the Lord to do “whatever it takes” to bring her daughter back to Himself. We had watched as her anger fed a rebellion that came [...]
Reaching out to my neighbors has never been something that came easily for me. I feel like I'm always headed somewhere and I have to remind myself to make time to have conversations and build those relationships with people I may not have much in common with. HOWEVER, here [...]