There are times when you just have to go through the storm, taking Him at His word, and trusting that He’s right there with you. Several years ago, after saying goodbye to my mom, my friend and I started the three-hour drive home. We’d done that trip many times. Off to the north, the sky […]
Faith
Stop Camping in Regret
I’ve been thinking a lot about regret lately. Not the kind that brings change through brief and healthy reflection, but the kind that stalls me from moving forward. Regret can sound spiritual. It can look like humility or maturity. But when I linger there too long, it stops being helpful. It becomes a place I […]
Disability is Not a Lesson Sent by God
My disability is not a lesson sent by God There is a less than helpful belief that still shows up in church spaces, spoken or unspoken: that God sends disability, sickness, or hardship to teach us a lesson. It might sound spiritual on the surface, but underneath it paints God as an abusive parent. That […]
Planting What’s Still in Your Hand
Sow in tears, reap with joy When you have almost nothing left, it’s tempting to hold tight to the little you do have. Maybe it’s time, energy, or hope. Maybe it’s something that used to feel abundant but now feels scarce. I think about Psalm 126:5-6: “Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful […]
When We Would Rather Wait but God Says Go
Several years ago, I was a passenger in a friend’s car when we were hit at an intersection. I walked away with minor injuries—just some whiplash and a scar on my collarbone where the seatbelt caught me. My friend’s car didn’t make it. Thankfully, we did. Help arrived within seconds. An ambulance crew had witnessed […]
Pushing Back Against Christian Cynicism
It must grieve God when believers, often carrying their own wounds or disappointments, pull others away from faith instead of encouraging it. I have seen it more times than I would like to admit. Someone shares a story about how God clearly moved—a healing, a breakthrough, a deep sense of calling—and instead of joining in […]