"The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working." James 5:16b Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who was looking around the room to see who else is there? It feels as if they're using you as a placeholder until someone better comes along, and it's not a ... VIEW POST
July Scripture Writing Plan: Freedom in Christ
A couple of years into our marriage, Joshua and I wrote the biggest check we'd ever written at that point in our lives. It wasn't for a house or a car, or even for a hospital bill. It was to pay off the last of his student loans. I'll be honest, writing that check made my stomach twist and turn ... VIEW POST
June Scripture Writing Plan: A New Name
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are {1 John 3:1a}. "What's in a name?" Arguably the most famous quote from Shakespeare, this question appears in Romeo and Juliet. Although Juliet doesn't see the importance of a name, ... VIEW POST
May Scripture Writing Plan: True Beauty
My azaleas bloomed this week. The flowers emerged quite suddenly, one day hiding demurely and the next bursting forth in a proud display. I take no credit for these beauties. Plants normally cower in fear when I approach, but those azaleas are the handiwork of God. And so, with plants blooming and ... VIEW POST
April Scripture Writing Plan: Spiritual Warfare
Do you ever have those days (or weeks... or months) when it seems you're on a hamster wheel of negative thoughts? I'm not good enough. Why doesn't that person like me? Ugh, they're so fake. I just don't like people right now. Lord, why is everything so hard? Sisters, being spiritually minded means ... VIEW POST
