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January 2017

January 31, 2017

The Most Rebellious Thing a Christian Can Do

Jesus taught us how to #resist. Jesus was a revolutionary who stood against the status...

January 12, 2017

Why I Need Jesus to Look More Like Superman

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...Jesus?

December 2016

December 19, 2016

It’s Easy to Love People: My Favorite Christmas Memory

It was either the Christmas before I started school, or the Christmas of my kindergarten...

October 2016

October 28, 2016

Do I Have to Love My Racist Friend? (And Other Uncomfortable Questions Caused by Grace)

Tommy actually ordered one of those hats. Yes, that hat! The hat with absolutely no...

August 2016

August 17, 2016

How To Sever Relationships: From a First-Year Ministry Student

At the age of twenty, I had all the answers. I remember judging a family...

June 2016

June 21, 2016

What Happens When You Believe You are Bad?

This is a story about a dear friend. He was kicked out of Bible College...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

Setting the Record Straight about Gay Christians

For years, I have said my struggle is not knowing what I believe about homosexuality...

February 2016

February 16, 2016

God has Always Loved the Girl With the Ponytail

I was at a friend's house watching American Idol when I got a text message...

February 14, 2016

I Saw What Love Does

A True Story about what Love Does...

January 2016

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....

December 2015

December 30, 2015

I got my little boy a dog for Christmas and it helped heal my shame. 

“Where did this dog come from? Is she coming home with us? Can she sit...

December 09, 2015

To Those Who Feel Stuck

If you've ever felt lost, lonely, or just plain stuck, this letter is for you.

October 2015

October 09, 2015

Seek His Face

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

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 18, 2014

Just Us

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

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...

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