I was down to my last pair of shoes. They were coming unglued, and both had holes. We were staying in a remote area, and without a vehicle, shopping was next to impossible. Someone noticed my feet and offered to take me shoe shopping. After multiple stores, the perfect shoes still evaded me. It was […]
Please Don’t Take this the Wrong Way
There’s something I’ve been meaning to show you for a while. At first, I was afraid you’d get the wrong idea. But the journey God sent us on wasn’t just about us and Him, it was about you too. So I want you to see this. Ready? This is everything our family of seven owned […]
They Tried to Kill Us…Let’s Eat?!
There’s a joke that every Biblical Holiday can be summed up like this: They tried to kill us. We won. Let’s eat. It’s actually pretty accurate. Read the history of Passover and you’ll notice it starts with death threats, and ends with a lamb roast. Hanukkah starts with guerrilla warfare and ends with doughnuts. And […]
I Lost Years of my Life to this. Now I’m Thankful for It
The most popular post I’ve ever written was called “If You Were Jealous of Me, You Won’t Be after Reading This”, So I know I’m not the only one who’s lost years of her life to jealousy. I’ve fought it from every angle: repentance, confession, gratitude, and years of replacing lies I believed with God’s […]
I Didn’t even Know how to Pray anymore. Then this Happened:
During one of my most painful moments during our time in Israel, I didn’t even know how to pray anymore. I asked God for his view of my situation. His answer changed my prayer life, and I hope it will change yours too: “On Earth as it is in Heaven” I had essentially […]
Don’t Have Faith. Do this Instead:
‘Faith’ is a word we all use and think we understand. But what’s God’s definition of faith? How does that definition change the way we live today? How can we know the meaning of ancient Hebrew words? In our culture, words are abstract combinations of symbols, disconnected from their meanings. Meanings change over time, and […]
Chances Are, You Don’t Hear this often Enough
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how that thing you say again and again to your kids might be God’s word to you (if you missed it, you can read that here). And today I was asking God about the crushing weight I felt deep in my chest, asking Him what truth I was […]
Do you Claim to Hear from God?
A close friend called me right before our big leap to Italy. She tearfully confided that another friend didn’t believe we’d heard from God. She didn’t say it outright, but she clearly agreed. She cited ministry leaders who claimed to hear God, and fell into sin. From the crusader cry “God wills it!” to the […]
Sorry, But Your Sex Life IS My Business
For a while, I’ve known that any blog about listening to God and to each other would have to go there. What does sex have to do with listening to God and to each other? Well…everything. God cares a lot about sex. Two of the ten commandments deal directly with sexuality. Sex is foundational in […]
God Won’t Erase your Pain. Here’s Why:
In The Return of the King, Tolkien asks one of my favorite questions, “Is everything sad going to come untrue?” We need to ask this question too. It isn’t enough to ask if good things will come true. The world is broken, and we need to know someone can fix it. When you experience a […]