I believe blessing is one of the most powerful forms of communication and provision we have. Yet it's often reduced to an unremarkable word in church culture and a vainly used one in social media hashtags. I think the lack of intentional blessing is one of the biggest reasons so many people, cities, and nations …
Monday Joy
Damn. Monday already. Another long week of stress and aggravation. For what? Everything I make gets taken away. Nobody cares how hard I work, what I think, or what I'm going through, and nothing I do makes any difference. What's the point? Life just sucks. Monday. Thank you, God—I get to have another day. When …
Peace Rising
The peace Jesus gives you is greater than the storms around you. There are terrible storms in this life that can devastate your soul. You can't out think them, outrun them, or overpower them. Not on your own. You know Jesus calmed a storm, and told his panicking friends they could do it. So you …
Common Wisdom
Please don’t ignore common wisdom. We all like the idea of finding "the secrets," bits of knowledge few have discovered, passed down in code from ancient times. Yet all around us the most important things are evident: Count your blessings. For every good thing in your life you set your thoughts on, more appear. There …
Grief/Grace
Working in a hospital, I'm familiar with the pain scales used to help patients communicate how they're feeling physically. But there are other kinds of pain that can be more difficult to measure. When your heart is broken, the agony can be so overwhelming you feel incapable of fully experiencing love, joy, and peace again. …
Equip Your Spirit 