A lot of bad choices come from feeling trapped by what pain won't let you forget, what shame judges you deserve, and what fear threatens you could lose. Don't let yourself be tortured, torn down, or terrorized into believing you have to fix yourself before you can be loved by God. I know that seems …
Revised List
When your to-do list looks like it needs a table of contents, step back from focusing on the problems—what they are, how to fix them, and what they may cost you. Start chapter one with what God is saying to you—how brilliantly he sees you, who he wants to be for you through all the …
All I Need to Know
Sometimes, all I know is that Jesus loves me, and I love him. That probably reads really hokey. But this is my reset button, the truth I start over from when nothing else around me make sense. God is fully invested in your relationships and circumstances, and entirely committed to growing your identity as you …
Entrusted
No one but God can understand the full meaning of life. But I do know some of the most important stuff can be found in choosing to love when every mortal part of you would rather give in to something else. This is the command I entrust to you: love one another as deeply, purely, …
Love Never Quits
"Love never fails" (1 Corinthians 13:8). You've seen love between people fail. Sometimes terribly. The more experience you have with people, the less true 1 Corinthians 13:8 seems. Over the years I've had a lot of people ask me about this verse, because they've been through so much pain. I don't have all the answers, …
Equip Your Spirit 