Flee from Sexual…Assault? If you have been in church circles for any length of time like I have, you have heard the sermon about fleeing from sexual immorality. The example given for this “flight” is often Joseph, in Genesis 39. In this story, our Pastors tell us, Joseph was tempted and he fled from theContinue reading “Joseph and Potipher’s Wife”
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Worship Where You Are
I can’t carry a tune in a basket. It’s true. I wasn’t blessed with a singing voice. That is not my contribution to the body of Christ. I’m not someone that the whole world WANTS to listen to sing. Add to that the fact that we have been spoiled here in the American church withContinue reading “Worship Where You Are”
Pressing Pause
The alarm clock wakes me up way before I’m ready. Tired is just a state of being. I don’t even remember a time when I wasn’t tired. I roll out of bed, and my phone is already full of notifications- Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are calling to me. I have 47 emails even though IContinue reading “Pressing Pause”
Selfless Love During a Crisis
Paul’s Shipwreck: Acts 27 It has not been a low-key week. Change has been happening day by day, hour by hour as we try to respond appropriately to the COVID-19 situation here in the United States. I’m the Director of multiple pregnancy centers, so we have been in a constant state of analysis, trying toContinue reading “Selfless Love During a Crisis”
Choices: The Messes We Make
Joseph and His Brothers I have made so many choices that I’m not proud of. I’m imperfect. There have been times in my life when the guilt and shame were debilitating. I have had moments where being forced to look squarely at my own choices took my breath away. Guilt. Shame. Blame. Hurt. Heartbreak. Wrongdoing.Continue reading “Choices: The Messes We Make”
Have you ever been a Pharaoh or an Israelite?
Exodus 1 Fear has the power to turn us into people we never dreamed we could be. I have been a person I’m not proud of when I was afraid. I was a jealous spouse when I was afraid my marriage was crumbling. I was an anxious, nervous, paranoid Momma when my daughter’s death putContinue reading “Have you ever been a Pharaoh or an Israelite?”
Friendship is Complicated: A look at Job
Friendship is so complicated. All in the course of one situation, a friend can build you up and then also completely let you down. A friend can be everything that you need in one moment, then in the next cut you deeper than you realized you could be cut. This was Job’s experience…complicated friendship. IContinue reading “Friendship is Complicated: A look at Job”
The Journey is Real 