Sometimes, God speaks to us through our eyes. It’s quite amazing, really. I mean, despite how far I’ve come in my walk with God and how much God has really grown me in my faith in Him … I still don’t allow Him to speak to me outside...
So, being a single twentysomething has its perks. I am young enough to stay up late on the weekends. I’m not so young that I have to check in when I stay out late. I have my own place. I have a job that pays the bills (even though it doesn’t always...
So, there I was, holding on to the thick, braided, white rope. From there, though, the story becomes challenging. He was tugging on it. I tugged back. I wanted to stay right where I was, but He had other plans. I figured that, if I tugged...
Solitude. The message at church today was about solitude. Chris discussed Jacob, when he sent his family ahead of him and stayed behind. He wrestled with “a man” all night long, refusing to let go unless he could be blessed. The...
“Several years ago a woman was spending her holidays on one of the barrier islands in South Carolina. It happened to be the time of year when the loggerhead turtles (huge, three-hundred-pound sea turtles) were laying their eggs. One night a very...
When I was in kindergarten, my station partner was Jamie Manning. See, in kindergarten, teachers always put you with someone they thought complemented you. We were best friends. Jamie and I, being station partners, traveled from station to station so we...
I have been instructed, by my dear friend, Veronica, to pray for clarity of thought and that Christ would direct and protect my heart. How awesome is that!? In my very heart of hearts, I have a being so powerful that He can protect and guide my...
I’m reading Dangerous Wonder by Michael Yachonelli. It is a wonderful book that I was introduced to in my Youth Ministry class in college. I just had to share this paragraph that really screams what my heart’s been trying to describe over the...
My dad gave me a wonderful verse the other day:Job 14.7 (Message): For a tree there is always hope. Chop it down and it still has a chance– its roots can put out fresh sprouts. Even if its roots are old and gnarled, its stump is long dormant, at the...
Something I’ve been thinking about a lot, lately. I put it perfectly, tonight, when I was talking to a friend. It went something like this:”I think that it is important to focus on right now– on loving Jesus and loving others– not...
