When It’s Harder to Count Your Blessings
My neighbor and I discussed the difficulty of counting your blessings when you’re in a hard season of life. Since we’re both exceedingly positive people, you know things are rough if even we have a hard time finding the good. I love keeping the gratitude journal for such a time as this. When it’s especially […]
A Day Off and a Reset
I didn’t write yesterday. I took a day off, and it reminded that living with flair means it’s always a good practice to reset. Enduring a bad case of COVID feels like a whole-body reset. I’ve done nothing but hydrate, take vitamins, and eat to support my health. Now, I’m reset. I pray for the […]
“The day you feel better is the day you stay in bed.”
I woke up this morning and felt a little better. I started to think of things I might do. But I immediately remembered the words of Nurse Karen from Camp Greystone during the summer of 1998 when I had some kind of intestinal virus. I stayed in the Health Hut for a week! I couldn’t […]
As If Sent
Let me state the irony: I wrote a whole book on living a sent life as if applies to me. I’m always praying that God would send me. I didn’t expect to be the recipient of God sending you. It started this morning when I was worried about what to actually do about Covid. We […]
Enduring Covid
My family tested positive for Covid this week. It isn’t easy. It’s probably the worst virus I’ve ever had (except for the Norovirus back in 2010 that lasted 14 days). In our case, we’ve been in bed or on the couch since Saturday night. In the spirit of documenting our family trial, I will report […]
Do This First
Right as July turns to August, I feel the rush of a new semester starting. Speaking events, radio interviews, podcasts, university meetings, manuscript deadlines–all of it. This list doesn’t include the regular tasks of keeping a home, organizing family events, and spending time with people. This list doesn’t include meal-planning and cooking which can take […]
How to Scare the Enemy
I hear a story from Beth Guckenberger (director of B2B Ministries for orphan care) that I cannot stop thinking about. She tells a story of how she’d been thinking about Luke 10:19 and praying about it. Here, Jesus says: “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the […]
Recombobulation
This morning at the Milwaukee airport, I found a delightful sign right outside of security. It’s the Recombobulation Area. Apparently, the airport director created the signs to provide comic relief in a moment of stress. Getting through security can feel chaotic, and when you finally get your bags, you often find yourself (depending on whether […]
Worship Dancing
After I spoke on living a sent life, a group of dancers came up on the stage and danced to a special song with a chorus that began with the words, “Send me!” Their movements were so beautiful as they told a story of being sent. I watched as they danced across the stage, twirling […]
Speaking for Cru22 on Living a Sent Life
This morning, I loved speaking for Cru’s National Staff Conference in Milwaukee. What a joyful time to share all God has been teaching me about telling others about Jesus. Here are some photos from the event Thank you for praying for me!