Your Body
Your body is not yours. You are its steward. Because you were bought with a price, all decisions about and behaviors toward your body must be run through a filter: “Does this glorify God in my body?”...
View ArticleGood Housekeeping: Making the Most of Your Mission Field
My head hits a mountain of clean laundry that is waiting to be folded on my bed. My whole body feels like a slug and all I want to do is crawl back in bed. I hear my toddler stirring in his crib. My...
View ArticleAnxiety: Sin, Disorder, or Both?
This is something I have a lot of experience with. I’ve fought with “normal” levels of anxiety to full blown phobias. I really appreciate and agree with John Piper’s approach to anxiety as he addressed...
View ArticleSalted
This sermon hit me pretty hard today. Listening through it (we missed church the Sunday it was preached) this morning was like going through a check list of the last several months of my life. God...
View ArticleFight for Us
Fight for Us ↑ This post is incredibly encouraging. The last month has been a tough one for me. With the gloriously answered prayer has come the revisited burden of serious hormone upset. Old symptoms...
View ArticleHoliness by Checklist
“It’s easier to follow a checklist of do’s and don’ts than it is to do the harder work of studying the Bible and listening to God for ourselves.” -Dear Church, let’s talk about what really matters
View ArticleTwo Years Later
My youngest turned 2 today. He is so old and so young all at once. Such a little man. I love him. I love all my kids. Even factoring in the hyperemetic pregnancies, the result is far greater than the...
View ArticleRomans 12:18
Remember that when David marched forward to fight Goliath, his courage was considered by his brothers to be pride and insolance (1 Sam. 17:28). Joseph’s faithful service to Potiphar was reported by...
View ArticleForgiveness and Trust
Confusing forgiveness and trust means that forgiveness doesn’t actually have any teeth; it’s grace without power. But the whole point of forgiveness is to help a sinner change. Forgiveness certainly...
View ArticleSuffering and the Mind/Body Connection in Mental Illness
Over the last month or so, I’ve felt debilitatingly sad and overwhelmed. A feeling that was reinforced every time I learned more about Planned Parenthood, saw the orange, hazy smoke outside my window...
View ArticleThanksgiving Without Turkey (and stress)
I see all the amazing recipes and Instagrams of set tables. I see people playing football at the park and the mad rush to grab that last minute item at the grocery store. The air smells like roast...
View ArticleCaffeine and Alka Seltzer
Guys, I’m so tired. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sleeping — that is the problem — I’m sleeping way too much. It’s called hypersomnia and it is a stress reaction not uncommon to those with PTSD. Usually,...
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