When it comesto us humans,there is no such thingas “better than”. Sadly,it wasn’t untilI met my husbandand trulycame to know God,that I startedto truly understand thisand truly believe this. For all my childhood,and…

I couldn’t help thinkingas I saw the mapand stared ateach of the fifty states –now eitherred or blue,that chances areGod would loveto reach down andswirl thered and bluetogether –creating purple. Not purpleas it…

How did we get here? Far left and far right.Neighbor against neighbor.A nation divided. How did we get here? Two opposite extremes.No middle ground.Hardened hearts. How did we get here? Overwhelmed.Over anxious.Over it.…

We look aroundat the worldwe find ourself inand we wonderif we,one person,could evermake a difference. Could we,one person,change theemotional atmosphereof an emotionally chargedworld? Could we,one person,change thedire and drastic needsof so many so…

Some of thedeepest woundswe encounterare notfrom our enemies. We can handle“enemy” blowsbecause we areon our guard,prepared,expecting nothing less. After all,they ARE our enemies. The woundsour enemies inflictmight slow us down,might set us back,might…

We can’t helpbut feel it –this unmistakablewind of division,this chill you to the boneatmosphere of fear,this cut right to your heartme against you stormthat has blown inover the last few years –only to…

So oftenwhen wefind ourselvesknee and heart deepin a battle,we startto wonderwhy thisis happening. It’s the natural responsewhenever we aredealt somethingthat seemsso unnaturaland is so unwelcomein our life. And for some reason,the battle itself…

I know you’re tired, precious one. I know you keeptrying and trying.And I know you feelas though you keepfailing and failing. It can be exhausting. Like alwayswalking up hilland never reachingthe top. No…

We feelthe unraveling.We feelthe coming undone. We feelthe pressure.And we feelthe fire. We senseGod isdoing a workin us –a work ofmolding,refining,transforming. Andwe squirm. We try to resist. Sometimes,we even becomebitter and upset. It’s…

Have you ever hit the wall? You know.You were moving forward,making progress,and then,all of the sudden,without any warning,all forward progress came to a screeching halt? No matter what you do.No matter what you…