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January 2017

January 22, 2017

Don’t Miss These 6 Powerful Quotes on Grace

Grace is that thing that comforts our souls, wraps us up in goodness, and covers...

January 03, 2017

What if Jesus was the Pastor of Your Church?

I don’t know what church would look like if Jesus was the pastor, but I...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

Steve Austin: This is My Story (Video)

Abuse, addiction, and a suicide attempt weren't the end of Steve Austin's story. In fact,...

October 14, 2016

ASK STEVE #2: What Does it Mean to be a Good Christian?

This week’s question is another great, seemingly simple question: what does it mean to be...

September 2016

September 06, 2016

How to Reimagine Grace: Listen to This Powerful Interview Now!

For the first 28 years of my life, grace was just a beautiful old melody...

July 2016

July 21, 2016

The Grace is Messy Top Ten Posts of All-Time

It’s my blogiversary! Six years ago, this week, I started blogging. It’s hard to believe...

July 14, 2016

Here’s What God Can Do With a Wasted Life

The story of the Prodigal Son is a clear promise that God will restore the...

July 05, 2016

Suicide: One-Time Event, Lifetime of Grief

I was fourteen when my Aunt Missy killed herself. It was the last day of...

July 02, 2016

One Simple Way to Support Grace is Messy

In 2010, I started blogging, speaking, hosting a radio show, and getting in front of...

June 2016

June 12, 2016

How to Gain Independence from Your Mess: Join Me!

Are you ready to get to the bottom of your mess? Are you wanting exclusive...

June 06, 2016

The What, Why, How, and Who of Messy Grace

Have you ever wondered how to live a more grace-filled life? If so, you've come...

May 2016

May 23, 2016

Miley Cyrus and How to Find Grace in the Midst of the Mess

I have found God in the midst of the mess. And I'll never be the...

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 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 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...

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...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

"I see the moon and the moon sees me…"

Yesterday, I wrote about my little boy wanting to catch airplanes and hold the moon. ...

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...

November 2012

November 05, 2012

Grace for the Horn-Honkers

I had just left a meeting at Children's Hospital and was walking across the parking...