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November 17, 2022
Is he running hard after God? Are you running hard after God? Would you like...
October 2022
October 19, 2022
Are We All Just Sitting Ducks?
We attended a college conference in 2006, where John Piper said if we listen to...
October 13, 2022
An Apology (from a true love waits leader)
I’m sorry. I see now the damage that was done. Standing in front of you...
August 2022
August 21, 2022
I couldn’t play the game anymore. Honestly, I didn’t even know what game I...
July 2022
July 26, 2022
Somewhere along the line, I learned to beat myself up. Put myself down. The more...
July 20, 2022
So, Why Isn’t All of This God Stuff Working for You?
I sat across from my friend. We had met at the studio where our daughters...
July 19, 2022
Lots of tears last therapy session. Ugly crying, in fact. “I just don’t get it”....
July 07, 2022
I’m a performer. Always have been. The baby of our family. Always being told what...
January 2022
January 20, 2022
How did I do it? How did we do it? Just sat there. Week after...
January 07, 2022
I used to feel so guilty. When my kids were young. I remember having a...
January 05, 2022
I lost my voice. I knew it was coming. I went beyond the point of...
January 03, 2022
So why has most of my Christian faith been based on fear? I’m not even...
December 2021
December 11, 2021
Don’t do this. Don’t do that. Don’t think of a big pink elephant. Yep. Just...
December 06, 2021
I watched Matt Chandler say what he said. I watched it more than a few...
November 2021
November 18, 2021
Someone listen. Please. Anyone. Why does it seem like everyone around me has their head...
October 2021
October 31, 2021
Whose Kingdom Are We Talking About?
A world of contradiction. Thinking back to the church debacle of 2008. Maybe that’s a...
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