This is a good day to start fresh. Then again, every day is. If it rains, don’t wait for it to stop. Acknowledge every difficulty in your life—every broken part of your heart, every loss, and every challenge, and let Jesus still the storms. Leave your offenses behind. Forgive, bless, and love, and free up …
Happy New Year
I know this is a popular time to make resolutions and set goals. But how do you move forward with renewed purpose when it seems everywhere you look there’s another change, challenge, or trial? At the risk of oversimplification, travel light this year. The word "forget" in the Philippians passage means to purposely neglect. In …
Tunnel Vision
I took this a few years ago, and thought about photoshopping a light at the end for the stereotypical picture. But that's not always how it happens. Sometimes you can’t see the end, and the journey seems longer and darker with every step. And yet, your heart knows there's a light at the end of …
Wait Up
I know many who are hoping for breakthroughs in the coming year. As I pray for those, and my own, I remind myself a good place to begin pursuing them is with a revelation of the difference between waiting for God, and waiting with him. Waiting for God is passive. And lonely. It’s a mind …
A Step
I felt like there may be someone who needs this today: You're hurt, angry, and bitter. This was not the life you signed up for, certainly not the spiritual panacea they promised at church. You've experienced pain, disappointment, and loss on a scale you didn't think possible, and you find yourself at a crossroads of …
Equip Your Spirit 