In a church culture where our nuclear family often holds our first loyalty and our last thoughts. Jesus says, “not in My kingdom”. My Kingdom looks out for the poor. My Kingdom looks out for the orphan. My Kingdom cares for widows. My Kingdom sees and honors the bond created by the Spirit between us.
Lifetime singleness is not often discussed in our churches these days. I’d like to see that change.
Read MoreWhat is it really like to be thirty or forty or…and single in the church? Let’s lean in.
Read MoreHow can we allow space for stories? Why isn’t everyday a good day to ‘come out’? We all long for spaces where we can be seen, where we experience being embraced instead of shamed, and where people are committed to ‘stay in the room with us’ no matter how long.
Read MoreThere are a lot of myths and misconceptions out there among us. These preconceived ideas are often false but not often challenged. They prevent us from loving well. And that needs to change.
Read MoreThere is a maze of acronyms out there in the world. As people, we may want to throw up our hands and cry “uncle”! But we, through this blog, have talked so much about how understanding language helps us love people better. And loving people matters. So let’s dig in again.
Read MoreA conversation I’ve had many times, but not with one so young.
Read MoreLooking backwards, it’s often easier to put the pieces together of the brokenness around us.
But for us, and for the campers sitting around me, we are still in the middle of the story. And it can seem all broken, dysfunctional, and marred beyond redemption. Hard to see how God is good.
How do we, as evangelical believers, think through pride celebration? It’s June!
Read MoreI had a chance to share about my journey towards emotional health- check it out!
Read MoreDaily we decide who is the boss or the authority in our lives. Rarely do we consciously think, “maybe today I’ll give the authority to ______ (fill in the blank with You Tube, FOX News, CNN, Twitter, TikTok, or your flavor of input). But it happens nonetheless unless we decide up front.
Read MoreA question from Shawn (my husband) had me backing up and doing some more thinking. Hopefully it will encourage your thinking as well.
Read MoreWhen we don’t speak the same language as the person across from us, there are many ways to communicate. Jesus always moved towards people to communicate and so should we as imitators of Him. How do we do that?
Read MoreWe, as believers, should always uphold truth, and always defend the vulnerable. Or has something changed that I’m unaware of?
Read MoreThere are some things we don’t want to get wrong- like loving people well. And some work to be done righting things. Let’s start together.
Read MoreTender hearts and touch minds- that’s the balance we want to strike. Imagine feeling out of place in your own skin. Hard to imagine? Let’s think about it together.
Read MoreSo often I choose the safe and guarded path, the one with a guaranteed positive outcome. God, it seems, loves recklessly. At times it seems like His faithfulness is foolishness.
Read More“Believe me, this is not how I ever envisioned my life at 30.” A friend wrote this sentence as part of a longer piece- please read and pay attention.
Read MoreMany of the single people that we know hate this day that celebrates couples. How can we do this different in the church?
Read MoreWhat are the implications of God creating us ‘in His image’ and also as ‘male and female’. Linked and tied together. Part of my femaleness uniquely reflecting a piece of God’s character. Let’s reason together…
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