Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
We read to learn. To feel. To imagine what it might be like to live in a different era. We read to experience more than what one person could possibly live in one lifetime. I read over 30 books in 2022, and these are my book recommendations: the ones I recommend to everyone, the ones […]
The story of Christ’s time on earth is the story of peace as a palindrome, you know: one of those words that reads the same forwards and backward. When Jesus was born, He came as Immanuel, God With Us. When Jesus died, was buried, rose again on the third day, and ascended into heaven, He […]
Joy is at the heart of Christ. And yet, joy is the noun I struggle with most. Joy causes a hitch in my throat that says, “But wait; what about all the hurt and sadness and violence?” Joy feels irrelevant or off-key or out of step in a world where: Human trafficking and slavery exist Women […]
Our great, big, powerful God invites us to have the great, big powerful gift of faith. Yet, this feels daunting to us. But what if our great big powerful God who created and offers the great big powerful gift of faith understands the beauty of small steps? When we look at the faithful giants of […]
We will revisit a well-worn story of a God who loves nearness with us and whose hallmark and name bear His With-ness. A story that started in the garden and ends in eternity. A story of a God who has taken the form of a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire […]
As we interact with family members we only see a few times a year, and those who may hold political views or perspectives 180 degrees opposite of us, we see our humanity, our sin, our frailty, and our cracks more clearly now than at any other time of the year. We are especially conscious of […]
We’re talking about gift ideas for each Enneagram type and how each type feels about gifts in general. Each Enneagram type has gifts they would love to give and gifts they love to receive. In today’s episode, we’re going to break down: Each type’s gift-giving philosophy How each type feels as a gift-giver and gift-receiver […]
Some of us feel like asking for help is The Worst, and our reasons for that fall into three buckets: our sin (like pride), wounds inflicted by others when we’ve asked for help in the past, and lies we believe about what it says about us if we ask for help. We don’t want to […]
INSIDE: What are gift ideas for every Enneagram type? What are gift ideas for all nine Enneagram types? Listen in or read on. More than anything else, what would you like to unwrap this year? What do you definitely not want? What gift ideas are winners for each Enneagram type you’ll buy for this season? […]
What stresses you out about Christmas? Is it trying to meet your expectations and those of others? Or maybe it’s trying to do All The Things so people will think you’re amazing? Or maybe you find Christmas stressful because you’re out of your routine and just hate small talk? Each Enneagram type has a different […]
