When I was a kid, I had absolutely no sense of direction. I couldn’t tell you whether I was facing north or south, east or west. I had no idea. I could guess, but I was always wrong. I assumed…
I wrote about living above reproach a few weeks ago, and I wanted to offer some practical questions you can ask yourself if you’re not sure whether a behavior is truly above reproach or not. The Holy Spirit is always…
Names in the Bible Back in Bible times, names were extremely significant. Parents named their children very strategically to reflect each child’s destiny, characteristics, birthplace, or even their own emotions in that season. Joseph named his sons Manasseh, which means…
I took last week off because I recently lost my grandpa. It was somewhat unexpected, at least that things would progress as quickly as they did, and my family lost a great man of God who left behind an amazing…
“Self-care” is a huge buzzword right now. I see someone posting about it almost every time I’m scrolling Instagram and even while I’m reading the news. Quite frankly, I’m sick of hearing about it. Don’t get me wrong: I don’t…
Last week I shared Things Introverts Hate About Church. Admittedly, many things about church services can make us introverts feel uncomfortable. But there are also some things about church that we thrive on. Here are a few of them: Movie…
As a shy introvert who grew up in the church, I have early memories of hiding under the pew when greeting time struck, ducking behind my parents when overly friendly parishioners invaded my personal bubble, and hightailing it out the…
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“What in my life is not okay anymore?” That’s the question Havilah Cunnington recently challenged me to ask God in one of her books. I know I’m not perfect. Oh, how aware of that fact I am. Most of the…
I’m a big fan of the Myers-Briggs. Don’t get me wrong; I believe it’s a tool, not a sentence. I don’t want to put people in boxes and insist they conform to something they’re not. Nor do I want to…