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Making Room: Clearing Clutter to Restore Joy
The end of the year always seems to invite reflection—and for me, it also invites a good, honest purge. Not just of physical clutter, but of emotional and mental clutter as well. This month, I’ve been letting go of things that are no longer helpful or life-giving. Some of that looked very practical: releasing books I’ve already…
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How We Tend to Incorrectly Treat Believers
When Jesus Spoke to Crowds—vs. With Disciples Recently, this simple statement came out in a conversation: “What Jesus did with pre-believers was preach to crowds.What Jesus did with His disciples was engage and interact with them.And yet, we often do for believers what Jesus did for pre-believers—with only one person doing all the talking.” Wow!…
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The Kind of Leader God Chooses
Over the past few days, a persistent theme has been seen in my daily time in Scripture: God gives grace to the humble. It is comforting because it invites us into rest, and confronting because it asks us to release our grip on self-reliance. James writes it plainly: “God opposes the proud but gives grace…
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Our Mask of Criticism: What Our Judging Hearts Are Really Trying to Hide
Criticism of others is often a mask. A shield. A hiding place. Not from others—but from ourselves.
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On the Other Side of Trauma… Your Calling Often Waits
Every time I sit with someone in prayer through a place of deep trauma, I notice a pattern.A holy one.A hopeful one. Their calling is often waiting on the other side of their pain. Again and again, when a woman invites Jesus into the darkest places of her story, something breathtaking happens: The very area…
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7 Circles: A Call to Love and Influence
Recently, a woman shared with me about a family member’s frustrating journey. As she shared, it occurred to me that this family member was most likely trying to operate in a realm of society he wasn’t necessarily called to. Sometimes we are raised to believe that ministry looks ONLY one certain way: in a church.…
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Watching and Praying: Like 2 Wings on an Airplane
I continue to hear the phrase, “Watch and pray” in my quiet moments. And I get a picture of an airplane with two wings. Each wing is needed. Jesus’ simple but powerful command—“Watch and pray”—isn’t just a moment in the Garden of Gethsemane; it’s a lifestyle of spiritual alertness and intimacy with God. “Watch…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 