“You Need to Meet Me”
At a recent speaking event for my Seated, Surrendered, and Sent retreat, a woman approached me and said, “You need to meet me.” “I do?” I said. “Why?” Other women around me parted to make space for this person. Was she famous? Was she in publishing? Was she a publicist or journalist? Was she going […]
Don’t Unravel
Sometimes I find that when a person experiences a hardship or bad news, his or her theology begins to unravel. Suddenly, God feels against them instead of for them (Romans 8:31). They begin to bargain with God or try to do better somehow to earn His favor, rather than living under the reality of Christ’s […]
“I See You”
Today my friend reminded me to encourage my husband and children by telling them what I see. I love the idea of texting or verbally telling people in my life what I see them doing that I want to congratulate, compliment, and honor. So many times we get stuck in attitudes of criticism, disappointment, advice-giving, […]
Saving Energy
During this season of my life, I’m learning to save energy. I remember my friend April’s life-changing advice to “live at 60%” personal energy capacity each day so you have reserves for unexpected conversations, chores, or events. We were walking our kids to school nearly a decade ago, and I marveled at April’s amazing capacity. […]
Writing about Evangelism for The Gospel Coalition
Today, I’m featured on The Gospel Coalition for an article on evangelism from Ashley and my book Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus. You can enjoy the article here: What I Had Wrong About Evangelism
A Placeholder for Writing
As you know, I write a little something every day. I’ve been doing this for over a decade. Sometimes, I write insightful things that feel meaningful and well-crafted. Other times, I write just to do it, to fill the designated space. I highly recommend this. Get in the habit of writing. Make daily space for […]
Growing in Prayer
This year, I’ve grown most in the area of prayer. I’m desperate! In prayer, I tell God everything; I leave my problems in His hands. My problems become His problems, and I know the moment I ask for help, divine aid has already been applied. In prayer, I place other people in God’s hands as […]
Overturning
Today I overturned the vegetable garden. I pulled up the weeds, overgrown tomato plants, and dying squash vines. I left a few tomato plants and my basil, but mostly, I completed a final harvest and put the garden to sleep. I love overturning the old, dried soil to stir up the black, rich earth. I […]
So You Make a New Thing
You know the old expression that if life gives you lemons, you make lemonade? Well, yesterday, life gave me a bagful of chili peppers from a neighbor’s overflowing farm. They sat on my counter in a bag. This? What do I do with this? Today, I found myself remembering how much I love stuffed peppers. […]
Taking the Risk to Share Your Life
Today, I heard someone talk about taking the risk to “unmute” and share his life. While this was on a Zoom call (and the language of unmuting made sense), I loved the idea of “unmuting” in your regular life. Unmute! Share your life more. Take the risk to open up and talk about your joys, […]