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January 2016

January 26, 2016

Pastor, Psych Ward, Crazy Good Parent

Janice Lindegard says, "Crazy Good Parent was born out of my frustration at looking for...

January 24, 2016

My Son isn't the Only One Having Tantrums

My four-year-old has had five meltdowns in the past two weeks. It’s a new record....

January 22, 2016

All people need is permission.

In the book of John, chapter five: Jesus was at the Pool of Bethesda, a...

December 2015

December 15, 2015

Finding God in Times of Transition

In times of transition, it’s normal to feel lost or forgotten. But you are not...

November 2015

November 20, 2015

Gritty Faith and Stubborn Grace in Alaska

This has been a heavy but fruitful year. A year of extreme highs and lows....

November 18, 2015

Finding Grace for the Hustle and Bustle

I'm over at Altarwork, talking about grace (it's kind of my thing, ya know?). I...

November 06, 2015

You ARE Making a Difference

Sometimes as a parent, we feel like we’re doing it all wrong. Too much t.v.,...

November 04, 2015

I Don't Need that Jesus

Hi, it's Lindsey! I'm over at Songbird and a Nerd today talking about the kind...

November 02, 2015

In the Middle of the Mess

I am thankful that God gives us all space to move in and out of...

October 2015

October 23, 2015

When We Wander from His Flock

Now that I am a father, there is nothing as lonely as an empty house....

October 09, 2015

Seek His Face

In His presence, I am safe and comforted and my heart is at peace. The...

October 05, 2015

Jesus isn't Complicated

I believe in a Jesus who straightened out all the crooked paths we humans devised...

July 2014

July 24, 2014

The Message is in the Manure

I tell you, No; but unless you repent (change your mind for the better and...

July 18, 2014

The Value of Brokenness

Today's Guest Blogger is Justin Vess, a long-time friend of mine and former roommate. I'm...

July 16, 2014

Even Preacher's Kids Need Messy Grace

I'm so honored to have Ethan Boggs as a guest blogger today. Portions of this...

July 09, 2014

Why It's Good to Wrestle with Your Spouse

Lindsey and I have been married for seven years now. Our marriage isn't perfect, but...

July 01, 2014

Tajuan's story: I was exploited.

As founder and executive director of The Wellhouse in Birmingham, Alabama, Tajuan McCarty is very familiar with...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

"Joel Osteen is a fraud!" So am I.

I read a story recently about a guy who had been in ministry nearly all...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

Is it possible to live again? Life after PPD.

After Ben's birth in September 2011, I suffered from severe sleep deprivation, psychosis, and postpartum...

April 2014

April 15, 2014

Splash in the Puddles

Alabama weather: you really just never know. I'm sure folks in other parts of the...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Catching Airplanes

Ben Thomas and Lindsey were riding in the car the other night and he had...

February 18, 2014

Just Us

Lindsey and I have been on a "just us" long weekend and will be heading...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Surrendering the Splinter

I was driving to work early one morning, thinking of all my stressors. There are...

January 20, 2014

Children of His Heart

I left my journal at work last night. This particular interpreting assignment is at a...

January 08, 2014

Waiting to Exhale

I was sitting at the kitchen table, reading over some precious comments on my post...

January 06, 2014

Only Jesus

"Only Jesus", I read these two words quite often in the types of books and...

January 05, 2014

An Interview with a Younger Me:

Note: I love to pour through my old paper (imagine that!) journals from time-to-time, and...

December 2013

December 13, 2013

It's as if it never happened.

Standing in the ultrasound room recently with my bride, my little boy, my mother-in-law, and our...

November 2013

November 19, 2013

Broken

"Trade your brokenness for His." That's what Paula Jones said last night and those are...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

Anxiety: Not Your Grandma's Kind of Worry

This is a guest post by someone I think the world of. The author asked...