A single season can hold purpose, meaning, and in many ways is a gift, but during the holidays, those truths can feel shadowed or forgotten. For many, a dread emerges in the concern that you will be asked awkward or probing questions, or the feeling of lack can encourage temptation to “cuff” for the season. Know that this holiday season does not need a fast-forward button, in fact, it may serve in years to come as a memory you cherish greatly.
Read MoreBridge building connects us, and it may just bring others to abiding in the same truth you do through Christ. Invite the Lord to instruct you when you find yourself in conversations that feel like the fiery furnace, and know you are not alone.
Read MoreNow bring your ‘dead situation’ to Jesus- that difficult subject at University, that hard to deal with colleague or that dead ‘mother daughter’ relationship. Bring it to Jesus as you hear him say ‘ Don't be afraid, just believe’ and let him bring life, healing and restoration.
Read MoreIt's okay to ask for help. God can help and He has people who can also help and there are so many more resources out there than back in the day. Living life tangled up emotionally is not really living at all.
Read MoreRecently I had the pleasure of studying the book of Titus with a group of women. These verses from Titus stood out in our study, we thought back on the women who have taught us in words and actions to live as Godly women.
Read MoreI want to remind you that “good” goals/tasks do not always equate to God’s will. The Bible states, “Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that He has promised” (New Living Translation - Hebrews 10:36). In whatever season of life you are in, make sure you are very close to Jesus and that you are making room in your calendar to hear His voice on a daily basis.
Read MoreThere is an abundance of self-help resources because we live in a fallen world. Yet, as believers, we can know and rely on God for help and share his Word with others who are hurting.
Read MoreThis month, I wanted to take a moment to pause and spend some time sharing about prayer with you. We’re over halfway through this year now, and lots has happened. The seasons have been ticking by, and depending on which hemisphere you find yourself in, you’re either rugging up and enjoying the grey, cold days over steaming cups of coffee, or you're shimmying into your swimwear and heading to the beach for summer holidays.
Read MoreIf you could describe your relationship with Jesus in one word what would it be?
Read MoreHiking is one of my things. In 2018, I visited all 56 state parks in Tennessee… and then decided to do a bit of wandering because I needed more trails (there are plenty more trails in Tennessee, but I was ready for something different). So, I took off.
Read MoreThe end of graduate school was drawing near, and I was elated as I considered that the culmination of the past year and a half of my hard work was about to come to a poetic close as I crossed the stage, accepted my diploma, and became a master in my field. Even better, I knew I had a job waiting for me after I graduated - a rare gift in the recession era of the American economy. I would be teaching at the middle school where I had been working as a research intern and substitute teacher for the entirety of my graduate school career, since both the assistant principals and teachers alike had assured me that the opening in the English department was as good as mine.
Read MoreThere are usually two extremes we go to when making choices: we either pick too quickly, without thought or become paralyzed with the fear of making the wrong choice. Before we move any further, let’s clarify the type of decisions we are talking about today.
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