Category: Faith

Plumbing and the Voice of God

Plumbing and the Voice of God

We had a leaky pipe in our basement last week. This has happened before, and somehow I’m always the one to discover it. Oddly enough, I never discover it because I find water spots anywhere. There was no water on…

A Good Resource for Requesting a Prophetic Word

A Good Resource for Requesting a Prophetic Word

Nothing encourages me more than prophetic words. NOTHING. My love language is words of affirmation, and nobody knows how to affirm his people better than the Lord does! I’m sure I’ve told this story before, but three years ago I…

For God So Loved Your Enemy

For God So Loved Your Enemy

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV I spent four years as a nanny for the cute girls…

Direction

Direction

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…

A Test for Living Above Reproach

A Test for Living Above Reproach

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…

Why Your Name is Significant

Why Your Name is Significant

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…

The Best Decision You Can Make In Your Life

The Best Decision You Can Make In Your Life

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 vs. Sabbath

Self-Care vs. Sabbath

“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…

Things Introverts Love About Church

Things Introverts Love About Church

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…

Things Introverts Hate About Church

Things Introverts Hate About Church

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…