Step Out of Shame
December 6th, 2020
Shame is a complex thing. If I could describe shame as a color, it would be neon yellow. If I could describe shame as a smell, it would be mildew. If I could describe shame as a taste, it would be spo... Read More
Back to Abiding
December 2nd, 2020
We’ve made it to the Christmas season once again. To me, this year feels like it was a blur and just flew by. I can’t believe we’re at Christmas already. It can be easy to slip into feelings of hop... Read More
Generous and Undeserved Love
November 20th, 2020
“This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it; ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” - Matthew 22:38-40 Have you ever... Read More
The Law Hangs on Love
November 18th, 2020
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All th... Read More
His Pursuit of You Begins with Love
November 16th, 2020
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and fir... Read More
Faith in the Valley
November 13th, 2020
Dear contemplative follower of God, Recently, I have been thinking about what it means to be free and to live a full and abundant life; the one that Jesus talked about so often and even died for. He t... Read More
Jesus, My Love
November 9th, 2020
I can remember the conversation almost like it happened yesterday. “God is our Father, right?” “Yes,” my youth pastor answered after a Sunday morning service, a little hurried. “He’s also our Friend,... Read More
A Filling of Hope
November 4th, 2020
Today is full of heightened emotions. There are feelings of fear, frustration, apathy, resignation, anger, mistrust and more running rampant. We all recognize that there is a threat of darkness, just ... Read More
Election Week Prayer Guide
November 2nd, 2020
This week holds a lot of unknowns. I want to be committed to praying through the heaviness and the confusion.Monday: Let peace rule. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For a... Read More
The First Day of My Life
October 29th, 2020
I am very over clichés. They're overused, universal statements applicable to the world, not to the life of Christ. And usually they're wrong. Example: "Love is blind." True love isn't blinding, but e... Read More
The Outcome is Greater
October 28th, 2020
To say 2020 has not been the year I was expecting is an understatement. Amidst a global pandemic and racial injustice I find myself questioning where God is in all of this. I would be lying if I said ... Read More
Peace Out of Control
October 27th, 2020
“Never been so free caught in Your love for meNever felt more secure knowing Your heart, Lord”These lyrics from Housefires have been echoing in my ears as I have felt simultaneously broken and more wh... Read More