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Whose voice are you listening to?
Whose voice are you listening to? Does it lead to God’s best for you? Will it help you grow? Is it inner conviction or an inner bully? As I was talking with friends, one began to beat herself up. It brought tears to my eyes. She is a smart, amazing human who loves God with...
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A third way to handle those painful disagreements
Last night I talked with a new friend. As we got to know each other, I sensed the underlying tension so many of us feel right now. She gently approached a topic, and I could almost see her holding her breath, uncertain of whether we saw it the same...
5 ways to show up for each other
I didn’t fit. I just didn’t. They all knew the Bible. They grew up in the church. Their families didn’t look like mine. And not only that, the weekend before I had made a huge mistake -- in front of everyone. This Christianity thing wasn’t for me,...
Going back into community and why that might feel hard
I drove across town to meet with a group of women -- something I hadn’t done in a year and a half. It felt new. It felt odd. It felt good. We talked. We prayed. We got to know each other. I left that meeting with a conformation of something I’ve...
When your heart is bummed out, burned out
I felt as if I couldn’t get enough rest. My mind was in overdrive pretty much all day and night. Things felt heavy. Yet as I looked at my own life I couldn’t put my finger on why. I’m an optimist. I was cancer free after a year of surgeries. My...
Will I ever be ready to dream again, post-pandemic?
God whispered that dream over your heart and you were ready, right then. Then that thing happened. A pandemic. An illness. An unexpected loss. That struggle in your closest relationship. So you ask God, “Lord, did I really hear you? Were you...
Is that a wall you’ve built or a healthy pause?
If you were to ask the people in my life way back when, they would have said I was a pretty good friend. They also would have said that I was surrounded by a lot of people, and some of those were close. Yet I know the real truth. While I loved the...