It's a good day to start fresh. Every day is. Leave your offenses behind. Forgive, bless, and love, and free up room in your heart and mind for God to equip you with all you need to move forward. If it rains, don’t wait for it to stop. Acknowledge every difficulty in your life—every broken …
The Key to 2019
Happy New Year, everyone. I know this is a popular time to make prophetic declarations and personal resolutions. But no matter what grand plans I make for the year, I know I’m going to have days of just wondering how to take another step. How do you move forward when things aren’t easy, when everywhere …
Happy New Year
I wrote most of this the New Year's Eve after chemo, but I’ve been re-posting it every year as a reminder to myself of what’s important at the turn of the year, especially of what to leave behind, and what to take forward. I'm grateful for every year I get to share it, and every …
Take His Hand
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 …
Waiting for the New You
I know many who are hoping for breakthroughs in the coming year. As I pray for those, and my own, I keep having the thought that 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. …
