Apr 23, 2019 | Spiritual Growth |
Please note. The examples shared here, of ways we use God to deny God at work, which include phrases we say and scriptures we use, indicate possible obstacles to a cultivated life. They may also be used in well-intentioned helpful and healing ways. Truth is always...
May 14, 2018 | Healing Soul Care, Spiritual Growth |
The last couple of weeks have been H A R D. Situational pain spoke loud to my heart and soul for days on end. When the mind knows what the heart needs to remember, there’s a battle waged. The two aren’t in alignment and that right there is enough to keep...
Nov 7, 2017 | Emotional Health, Spiritual Growth |
My face squinted and I stopped short when I saw it. The blog post title said, “Emotions are liars.” Although this phrase sparked head nodding conversation with others, I couldn’t agree to it. Something struck dissonance. I wasn’t able to...
Oct 21, 2017 | Spiritual Growth |
This post from 2017 was written with some language or communication styles I would not use today. Since then, I’ve listened to those who wrestled with feeling worse and I’ve grown in understanding for how that happens. I apologize for how my communication came across...
May 24, 2015 | Spiritual Growth |
I was barely old enough to write out words. Yet, with misspellings and tears, the note I wrote to my parents that day still comes to mind. My brother didn’t want me playing with his ball, and I did. I wanted it. I took it. With a tinge of guilt I bounced it on the...
Oct 28, 2014 | Spiritual Growth |
My oldest daughter asks her hardest questions at bedtime, when we flop open the pages of Scripture atop her quilt. This night, the story of David and Goliath finds us. I read aloud about a heroic boy who felled a giant with one smooth stone. In the bluish light of her...
