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Come back to me
Hey friends, this is not my usual post. I know in advance that some of you may walk away. And yet it’s important that we have sacred space to talk about what’s happening with our faith right now. We’ve gotten a little lost. As I search God’s word, as I pray and listen for...
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Know joy. Live joy. Keep joy. {{Come join me}}
This study begins on Monday. This is the last chance to join and I didn’t want you to miss it. If there has ever been a season where we need joy, we are living in it now. I want to invite you to join me in a JoyKeeper book club/study. It’s free....
You are loved (and there is no other version of this story)
Hey, I want to tell you something. . . 🎈 The words of that broken person aren’t your identity. I know they feel weighty. I understand that you love this person, or at least you have a connection that runs deep. But their brokenness and the words...
We’ve lost our joy and why that matters (and it’s time to get it back)
We’ve lost our joy, friends. Something has walked right in, bold as day, and stole it out from underneath us. We are discouraged. We are angry. We are sad. We are confused. We are at odds with each other -- and the world (and those we love) are...
You can live marked by joy
Imagine you’re a child. Someone just handed you a bright red balloon. You take it, but your heart sinks because you know what’s ahead. A big wind may sweep in and steal that balloon from you. Or maybe a bully will sneak up on you and grab it. You...
Joy that cannot be stolen from you — a new study with Suzie
My marathon-running husband's unexpected heart attack. A deep loss. Cancer for the second time. Three surgeries (one in the midst of this book release). A pandemic. Fighting, debates, and so much hope for change and yet uncertainty . . . Okay,...
I’ll take a rock from you. You take a rock from her.
Conflict feels hard on the best of days, but perhaps the hardest moment is when you are waiting for someone to respond to you. What will they do? Will they lash out? Will they leave you standing all alone? Will they reject you? Will this conflict...